Description

The monument comprises the remains of a ring cairn (a prehistoric burial monument with an open central area) within a surrounding stone circle. It is one of the type known as 'Clava cairns'. The monument is already scheduled, but the documentation is of poor quality. This rescheduling rectifies that problem.

The cairn is 13m in diameter and 0.7m high. Four of the stones of the surrounding circle are now standing, but some others, which have fallen, lie where they fell.

The area to be scheduled measures 40m in diameter, to include the cairn, the original extent of the stone circle and an area around them in which traces of activity associated with their construction and use are likely to survive. The posts of the fence running across the northern part of the area are specifically included in the scheduling.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a well-preserved example of an unusual Bronze Age structure monument, whose distribution is restricted to the area around Inverness. It has considerable potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual activity.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland