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Callanish Stones

The Calanais Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the , Scotland.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: neolithic standing stones near Calanais, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Calanais I”, “Calanais Standing Stones”, “Calanais Stones”, “Callanish”, “Callanish I”, and “Callanish Standing Stones”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Callanish II and Callanish III.

Archaeological site
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The stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the , in the , . is situated 3,300 feet east of Callanish Stones.

Archaeological site
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The stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the , in the , Scotland. is situated 4,100 feet east of Callanish Stones.

Island
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Eilean Kearstay is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the of . It lies south east of , just across the water from the headland of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Callanish and Garynahine.

Village
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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.

Village
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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 Stones.

Callanish Stones

Latitude
58.19759° or 58° 11′ 51″ north
Longitude
-6.74515° or 6° 44′ 43″ west
Operator
Historic Environment Scotland
Open location code
9CCM57X3+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7228359281
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3242938
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Callanish Stones” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կալանիշի քարեր”
  • Asturian: “Piedres de Callanish”
  • Basque: “Callanish harriak”
  • Catalan: “Pedres de Callanish”
  • Chinese: “卡拉尼什巨石阵”
  • Czech: “Callanish Stones”
  • Dutch: “Calanais Standing Stones”
  • French: “Cercle de pierre callanaises”
  • Georgian: “კალანიშის ქვები”
  • German: “Callanish”
  • German: “Steinkreis von Callanish”
  • Hebrew: “אבני קאלאניש”
  • Hungarian: “Callanishi állókövek”
  • Irish: “Tursachan Chalanais”
  • Japanese: “カラニッシュ巨石群”
  • Luxembourgish: “Steng vu Callanish”
  • Polish: “kamienie z Callanish”
  • Portuguese: “Callanish Stones”
  • Portuguese: “Pedras de Callanish”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Clachan Chalanais”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tursachan Chalanais”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kalaniški megaliti”
  • Slovenian: “Calanais I”
  • Slovenian: “calanaiški kamni”
  • Spanish: “Piedras de Callanish”
  • Tamil: “கலானிய கற்கள்”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kababtoan Callanish”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Callanish Stones Visitor Centre and Callanish Post Office.

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