Meanings
nounClava cairn (plural Clava cairns)
plural Clava cairns
- archaeologyA type of Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn.
Origin
Named after the group of three cairns at Balnuaran of Clava, to the east of Inverness in Scotland.
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Clava cairn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clava%20cairn
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