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Milton of Clava is a cairn situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland, approximately 215 metres south-southwest of Milton of Clava itself. The monument lies upon bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Middle Devonian period and comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This local geology would have provided suitable stone for the cairn's construction, with the mixed sedimentary deposits offering both larger blocks and smaller rubble material suitable for such Bronze Age funerary monuments.
The cairn belongs to a well-established tradition of burial architecture in the Highlands, typically dating to the second millennium BC. Such monuments were often constructed as ceremonial centres and places of interment for prominent individuals or families within prehistoric communities. The Clava group itself represents a significant concentration of these cairn monuments in the Inverness region.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13650, ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding of Scotland's Bronze Age heritage. The surrounding landscape of the Moray Firth lowlands and the underlying sandstone geology remain characteristic of the wider monument complex in this area.
Milton of Clava, cairn 215m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13650. View the official record →
Milton of Clava is a cairn situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland, approximately 215 metres south-southwest of Milton of Clava itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13650.
Milton of Clava, cairn 215m SSW of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13650.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Daltullich House, enclosure 245m NE of (2.3 km), Mains of Daviot Farm, ring cairn and stone circle 600m NNE of (3.7 km), Daviot Castle (4 km).
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Milton of Clava, cairn 215m SSW of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.