Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn

Why it mattersKey Clava Cairns / Beaker megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3000 BCE ring cairn; passage cairns c. 2500 BCE

Period

Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)

Culture

Clava Cairns / Beaker

Purpose

Clava-type ring cairn with graded kerb and alignment on midwinter sunset

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1905

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn

2. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn

3. c. 3000 BCE ring cairn; passage cairns c. 2500 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn

• Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn — outlier feature

  57.4763° N · 4.0732° W

• Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn — hydraulic feature

  57.4776° N · 4.0748° W

• Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn — Southern Cairn

  cairn

  cairn at Clava Cairns — Balnuaran Central Ring Cairn — hydraulic feature

  57.4755° N · 4.0758° W