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Clava Cairns

11 miles from Nairn

Clava Cairns - photo courtesy of Historic Scotland

Not far from Culloden are late Stone Age and early Bronze Age cairns surrounded by rings of tall standing stones. The Clava Cairns date from 1800 to 1500 BC and are believed to be of special religious significance.

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