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A standing stone in front of a low ring cairn at Clava, among autumn beech trees

Clava Cairns

Near Culloden, about 20 minutes' drive east of Inverness

Address: Balnuaran of Clava, near Culloden, Inverness IV2 5EU
  • Trip
  • Outdoors
  • Free
  • Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
  • Out of town

Wander among Bronze Age burial cairns and standing stones in a quiet grove of trees.

Why it's a good date: It's peaceful and a bit mysterious, and it's free to visit at any time. It's only a few minutes from Culloden, so you can easily do both in an afternoon.

Photo: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped and resized)