Callanish XVIII
Callanish XVIII is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Callanish XVIII is situated nearby to the lake Loch an Tùim Àird, as well as near the village Garynahine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Callanish IV and Callanish III.
Callanish IV
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Callanish IV is a prehistoric stone circle on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was built during the late Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BCE, and is one of several ancient monuments in the wider Callanish complex. Callanish IV is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Callanish XVIII.
Callanish III
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish III stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish III is situated 2½ miles northwest of Callanish XVIII.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garynahine and Callanish.
Garynahine
Village
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Garynahine is situated at a T-junction where roads from Stornoway, Uig and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. Garynahine is within the parish of Uig. Garynahine is situated 2 miles northwest of Callanish XVIII.
Callanish
Village
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. Callanish is situated 3 miles northwest of Callanish XVIII.
Achmore
Village
Photo: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achmore is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. The name means 'big field'. Achmore is within the parish of Lochs and lies on the A858, about 7 miles southwest of Stornoway. Achmore is situated 4 miles east of Callanish XVIII.
Callanish XVIII
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Stone Circle”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.16576° or 58° 9′ 57″ northLongitude
-6.6875° or 6° 41′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CCM5886+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1013218536OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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