Two mornings at Balnuaran of Clava

I spent a couple of mornings with Richard Bradley and Ronnie Scott wandering around the remarkable stone monuments at Balnuaran of Clava, near Inverness, Scotland.

Above: The northeast passage tomb at Balnauran of Clava (Photo: Aaron Watson, 2019)

Above: The stone circle and southwest passage cairn at Balnuaran of Clava (Photo: Aaron Watson, 2019)

Above: The southwest passage tomb at Balnuaran of Clava (Photo: Aaron Watson)

Above: Looking out along the passage from the chamber with the southwest passage tomb at Balnuaran of Clava. Cup and ring marks upon the stone to the right are clearly highlighted in the sunlight (Photo: Aaron Watson)

We had all been involved with excavations here in the 1990s, and Historic Environment Scotland have featured some of my photographs from this fieldwork on information panels. It is a privilege to be a part of the history of this place, but it was rather disconcerting when a visitor recognised Richard from my portrait of him which is featured upon a nearby panel.

Above: Information panel at Balnuaran of Clava featuring my photos of excavations in the 1990s (Photo: Aaron Watson, 2019)