The Clava Cairns - or more correctly Bulnaraun of Clava -
is one of the best preserved Bronze Age burial sites in Scotland.
There are three cairns here, two with passage ways aligned
to the Midwinter sunset, and all with more subtle features,
incorporated to reflect the importance of the South-west horizon.
The site consist of 3 small, relatively well preserved burial
chambers, aligned on a North-east to South-west axis. Each
cairn consists of a multitude of large water-worn pebbles
and boulders, piled in a bun shape, with an outer kerb of
larger stones, around which stands a stone circle.
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