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Callanish

Calanais is a village on the west side of the , in the , . Calanais is within the parish of . A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Callernish”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Callanish Stones and Callanish II.

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The Calanais Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the , Scotland.

Archaeological site
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The stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known on the west coast of the , in the , .

Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known on the west coast of the , in the , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garynahine and Breaclete.

Village
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on , in the , Scotland. is situated at a T-junction where roads from , and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. is within the parish of Uig.

Village
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Breacleit is the central village on in the , Scotland. is within the parish of . Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement. is situated 4 miles northwest of Callanish.

Village
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is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the , in the , Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. township is within the parish of , and is situated on the A858. is situated 6 miles north of Callanish.

Callanish

Latitude
58.19974° or 58° 11′ 59″ north
Longitude
-6.73968° or 6° 44′ 23″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CLX
Open location code
9CCM57X6+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 497149935
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653988
Wiki­data ID
Q1027162
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Callanish” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Piedres de Callanish”
  • Basque: “Callanish”
  • Catalan: “Callanish”
  • Chinese: “卡拉尼什”
  • Czech: “Callanish”
  • Dutch: “Callanish”
  • French: “Calanais”
  • French: “Callanish”
  • German: “Calanais”
  • German: “Callanish”
  • Irish: “Calanais”
  • Italian: “Callanish”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Calanais”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Callanish”
  • Norwegian: “Callanish”
  • Persian: “کالانیش”
  • Polish: “Callanish”
  • Portuguese: “Callanish”
  • Russian: “Калланиш”
  • Russian: “Каллениш”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Calanais”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Chalanais”
  • Swedish: “Callanish”
  • Ukrainian: “Калланіш”
  • Welsh: “Calanais”
  • Welsh: “Callanish”
  • Western Panjabi: “کلانش”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Callanish”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.