Invernesshire's Mysterious Sites -------------Hauntings-------------- Culloden Moor Culloden House Loch Ashie Ruthven Barracks --------------Major Sites----------- Bulnaraun of Clava Loch Ness ----------Burial Chambers----------- Corrimony Chambered Cairn ---------------Other Sites-------------- Loch Morar Boleskine House ---------------Folklore------------- The Well of Heads Tomnahurich Hill Home Site Map Map England Map Scotland Map Wales Map Corrimony Chambered Cairn The passage grave of Corrimory in Glen Urquart, consists of a circular mound of river pebbles enclosed by an outer kerb, and a ring of 11 standing stones. The construction of the cairn is of the Clava style, as the cairns at Bulnaraun of Clava () are used as a standard for cairns of this period and region. It is still possible to access the central chamber via a claustrophobic passage some 7 metres in length, although the burial chamber is now open to the elements The mound was excavated in 1952 - when it was restored to its present condition - and traces of a burial in foetus position were discovered. The passage and chamber are aligned on a Southwestern axis, probably with some relevance to the Midwinter sunset, as with the cairns at Clava. Midwinter was an important time of rebirth in the ancient calendar, as the sun began to regain its hold over the dark nights. Map ref: NH 383 303 Directions: Reached via the A832 off the A82 at Drumnadrochit