Mains of Clava NE

Nearest town:
Inverness (10km W)
OS reference:
NH759446
OS sheet:
27
Latitude:
57° 28' 29.27 N
Longitude:
4° 4' 10.87 W
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Image of Mains of Clava NE (Standing Stone / Menhir) by nix

This single stone is aligned exactly east – west.

Image credit: nix
nix
nix Aug 14, 2011
Image of Mains of Clava NE (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

The standing stone, looking NE. Across the field (right of picture), covered in brush and vegetation, are the possible remains of a cairn.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.10.2010)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 19, 2010
Image of Mains of Clava NE (Standing Stone / Menhir) by greywether

Only a 2m standing stone can now be seen here but a resistivity survey indicated that it was next to a ploughed out cairn about 20m in diameter so it should be included in the Balnuaran of Clava cemetery.

greywether
greywether Jun 12, 2005

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Mains of Clava NE

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 13, 2012

We head back to the Mains of Clava standing stone that we’d bypassed on our way earlier. It stands in a field right next to the road, so unless there are animals about, access is as straightforward as can be. The current OS 1/25000 shows a “Chambered Cairn” to the NE of the standing stone, but all we can see is an overgrown area with some possible field clearance. [Post-visit check of Canmore reveals nothing either.]

The stone itself is rather fine, at least six feet tall and very solid and chunky. It appears to serve as a rubbing stone, but there are no animals in the field today.

We have a quick look over the wall in the vicinity of the Mains of Clava SE site, but it all looks very overgrown and the wall in between isn’t particularly inviting for climbing, so we decline a closer look.

Mains of Clava NE

T
taras Aug 4, 2006

If you’re approaching the main cairns at Balnuaran and Miltown of Clava from the direction of Culloden (as most will be), this will be the first site you come across. Situated in the field immediately preceding the Balnuaran of Clava grove, it’s a single stone situated in the centre of the field.

This site is listed as “Not accessible to the public” by Historic Scotland, although there is certainly nothing to stop you other than the field and possibly its animal inhabitants!

Certainly not as exciting as the main feature at Balnuaran of Clava, but worth a quick look. But don’t forget to cross the road and also have a look at Mains of Clava SE.

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thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat
Jul 2012

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