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Mardon.
Clava Cairns

Clava Cairns

4,000-year-old burial cairns in a birch grove

Drive from Mardon
10 min
Best season
Year-round; magical in autumn
Time to spend
45 minutes
Family suitability
Excellent

Older than Stonehenge. Quieter than any other prehistoric site in Britain.

Highlights

  • Central ring cairn
  • Standing stones
  • Autumn colour in the surrounding birches

Free, open, always quiet

Historic Environment Scotland maintains the site with a small car park and interpretation boards. Go at sunset in October when the birches turn gold. Outlander fans will recognise the site - it inspired the fictional Craigh na Dun.

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£145 / night

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