Clava Cairn by Granish

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Clava Cairn by Granish

The Clava cairn of Granish (also Grenish, Greenish, Loch Nan Carraigean ) south of Loch na Carraigean between Avielochan and Carrbridge , east of the railway line from Inverness to Perth in the Highlands in Scotland .

Clava Cairn by Granish

Of the monoliths of the outer stone circle , only two lying stones are left in place. Audrey Henshall was able to identify four depressions in the area, which may be traces of additional stones. The stone wreath has a diameter of 17.1 m and is almost completely preserved.

literature

  • Audrey Henshall: The chambered tombs of Scotland . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1974, pp. 379-380.
  • Richard Bradley: The good stones: a new investigation of the Clava Cairns (= Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph series, Vol. 17 ). Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2000, ISBN 0-9039-0317-2 , pp. 176, 178, 182, 184.

Web links

Commons : Ring Cairn by Granish  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Entry on Clava Cairn by Granish  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  2. ↑ Audrey Henshall: The chambered tombs of Scotland. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1974, pp. 379-380, Inv. No. 34

Coordinates: 57 ° 13 ′ 2 "  N , 3 ° 48 ′ 36.5"  W.