The cairns at Balnuaran of Clava give their name to the whole class of clava cairns.
This cemetery consists of a number of solidly constructed ring cairns and passage cairns with kerbs and surrounding stone circles.
1/27 Looking south out of the South-West passage cairn at Clava, near Inverness. The stone to the right of the passage contains several cup-mark carvings.
2/27 Looking from the South-West passage cairn towards the Ring Cairn and the North-East passage cairn.
3/27 The North-East passage cairn from outside the surrounding ring of stones.
4/27 The North-East passage cairn.
5/27 The central Ring Cairn. The stone in the foreground is "connected" to the kerb of the cairn by a radiating bank, as are two others of the nine stones which encircle the cairn.
6/27 Stones surrounding the ring cairn.
7/27 Stones surrounding the ring cairn.
8/27 Stones surrounding the ring cairn with the northeast passage cairn in the background.
9/27 Stones surrounding the ring cairn with the northeast passage cairn in the background.
10/27 Looking from the ring cairn along a radial embankment to a distinctly red standing stone.
11/27 The ring cairn.
12/27 The ring cairn.
13/27 The ring cairn with the northeast passage cairn in the background.
14/27 A cup-marked kerb stone in the ring cairn.
15/27 Stones surrounding the northeast passage cairn.
16/27 Stones surrounding the northeast passage cairn.
17/27 The northeast passage cairn.
18/27 Stones and platform at the northeast passage cairn.
19/27 Decorated kerb stone in the northeast passage cairn.
20/27 Decorated kerb stone in the northeast passage cairn.
21/27 Stones surrounding the northeast passage cairn.
22/27 Inside the northeast passage cairn.
23/27 Inside the northeast passage cairn, looking out along the passage to the southwest.
24/27 Inside the northeast passage cairn.
25/27 Stones surrounding the southwest passage cairn.
26/27 Stones surrounding the southwest passage cairn with the ring cairn in the background.
27/27 Stones surrounding the southwest passage cairn.
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(NB: All distances are as-the-crow-flies. Lochs, mountains and beautiful winding roads will make it further. Sometimes much further.)