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Aviemore

Despite being located in amongst housing, this site is still worth visiting.

Originally a Clava-type cairn, there isn’t much in the way of cairn material left in the centre, but the surrounding kerb stones are almost all intact, measuring approximately 12.8m in diameter.

Outside the cairn would have been two rings of standing stones. Of the inner ring only 5 are still here. There are 3 stones of the outer ring still standing, set on a ring around 5.2m from the cairn. In 1963 there were apparently four stones, while in 1877 there were seven.

There may once have been a cup-marked stone associated with this cairn, which was apparently sitting at the foot of one of the standing stones during the 19th century, although there is no sign of it today.

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Where is Aviemore?

Aviemore is in the parish of Duthil and Rothiemurchus and the county of Inverness-shire.

Grid reference: NH 8969 1348

Lat / long: 57.198793, -3.827394

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Weather at Aviemore

10°C
max 10°C / min 10°C
6km/h S
1026mb
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71%
03:18 21:14

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References (websites)

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Ancient sites near Aviemore

Balnuaran Of Clava, South-West chambered cairn, stone circle and rock art

33.8km away

Balnuaran Of Clava, Centre ring cairn and stone circle

33.9km away

Balnuaran Of Clava, North-East chambered cairn, stone circle and rock art

33.9km away

Balnuaran of Clava kerb cairn and rock art

33.9km away

Urquhart Castle fort

39.6km away

Gleann Beag stone circle

46.1km away

Clootie Well sacred site

47.7km away

Clach na h-Iobairt standing stone

48.1km away

Spittal of Glenshee standing stone

48.1km away
more ancient sites....
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Castles near Aviemore

Doune Of Rothiemurchus

3.8km away

The Doune

3.8km away

Loch An Eilein Castle

5.5km away

Tom Pitlac

7.9km away

Petriny motte

9.5km away

Dunachton Castle (site of)

11.5km away

Coulnakyle (site of)

12.9km away

Castle Roy

13.8km away

Muckrach Castle

14.6km away
more castles....

Pictish stones near Aviemore

Lynchurn Class I symbol stone

9.1km away

Dunachton Class I symbol stone

11.7km away

Ballintomb Class I symbol stone

14.7km away

Finlarig Class I symbol stone

15.2km away

Inverallan 1 Class I symbol stone

18.0km away

Invereen Class I symbol stone

20.2km away

Congash 2 Class I symbol stone

20.5km away

Congash 1 Class I symbol stone

20.5km away

Grantown Class I symbol stone

22.3km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Aviemore

Torvean silver chain

38.5km away

Burghead fort

59.5km away

Gaulcross hoard

81.5km away

Parkhill silver chain

100.6km away

Dunnicaer fort

102.1km away

Nigg silver chain

105.0km away

Norrie's Law hoard

117.4km away

Haddington silver chain

152.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

154.0km away
more Pictish sites....

Accommodation near Aviemore

International Starters Restaurant and Rooms
hotel, restaurantAviemore
0.1km away
Mackenzies Highland Inn
hotelAviemore
0.3km away
Macdonald Spey Valley Golf & Country Club
self-catering apartments, restaurant, barAviemore
0.8km away
Macdonald Academy Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.0km away
Macdonald Highlands Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.1km away
Ardlogie Guest House
hotelAviemore
1.1km away
Cairngorm Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barAviemore
1.2km away
Aviemore Inn
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.2km away
Macdonald Aviemore Resort
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.2km away
Macdonald Four Seasons Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Aviemore

International Starters Restaurant and Rooms
hotel, restaurantAviemore
0.1km away
Macdonald Spey Valley Golf & Country Club
self-catering apartments, restaurant, barAviemore
0.8km away
Ski-ing Doo
restaurantAviemore
0.9km away
Macdonald Academy Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.0km away
Macdonald Highlands Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.1km away
Cairngorm Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barAviemore
1.2km away
Aviemore Inn
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.2km away
Macdonald Aviemore Resort
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.2km away
Macdonald Four Seasons Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAviemore
1.3km away
The Druie Café Restaurant
café, restaurantRothiemurchus
2.6km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 21st of February 2011 at 8:55 pm. Updated on the 20th of February 2014 at 2:53 pm.

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