Callanish
Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 130 feet (40 metres)
- …is also known as “Callernish”
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Callanish Stones and Callanish II.
Callanish II
The Calanais II stone circle is one of many megalithic…
Callanish III
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garynahine and Breaclete.
Garynahine
Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Breaclete
Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
4 miles northwest of Callanish
Callanish
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Latitude
58.19974° or 58° 11′ 59″ north
Longitude
-6.73968° or 6° 44′ 23″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB CLX
Open location code
9CCM57X6+V4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Callanish” goes by many names.
Piedres de CallanishAsturian
CallanishBasque
CallanishCatalan
卡拉尼什Chinese
CallanishCzech
CallanishDutch
CallanishFulah
CalanaisIrish
CallanishItalian
CallanishNorwegian
CalanaisNorwegian Bokmål
CallanishNorwegian Bokmål
کالانیشPersian
CallanishPolish
КалланишRussian
КалленишRussian
CalanaisScottish Gaelic
ChalanaisScottish Gaelic
CallanishSwedish
КалланішUkrainian
CalanaisWelsh
CallanishWelsh
کلانشWestern Panjabi
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