Croftcroy is a Clava cairn in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is dated to the neolithic age and is thought to have been surrounded by a stone circle, although only one stone remains.[1] Clava cairns are tombs only found in Inverness-shire and - YELLOWBOOK
Another theory is that Croftcroy paired with another cairn, Torrdaroch, at an easy river crossing and that travellers would have rested at the cairns.[2]
A modern house was built next to the cairn, which is enclosed by fence of the back garden. In 2015, the house and garden were put up for sale for £270,000. Regarding the tomb, the owner said "I love it, but my wife absolutely hates it. She wants a proper garden outside the kitchen."[3]
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edit- ^ "Croftcroy". Canmore. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Gunzburg, Darrelyn; Brady, Bernadette. Space, Place and Religious Landscapes: Living Mountains. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-350-07990-8.
- ^ Little, Martin (1 April 2015). "£270,000 Highland home up for sale... With 3,500-year-old Pictish stone circle in back garden". Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2021.