Callanish II

The Calanais II 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.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Cnoc Ceann a‘ Ghàrraidh”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Callanish III and Callanish Stones.

Callanish III

Archaeological site

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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 1,000 feet east of Callanish II.

Callanish Stones

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The Calanais Stones are a prehistoric stone circle and stone alignment on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The monument was built during the Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BC. Callanish Stones is situated 3,300 feet west of Callanish II.

Callanish X

Archaeological site

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Callanish X is the collapsed remains of a stone circle. It is one of many megalithic structures around the more well-known and larger Calanais I on the west coast of the isle of Lewis, in the Western Isles of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish X is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Callanish II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Callanish and Garynahine.

Callanish

Village

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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.

Garynahine

Village

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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.

Breaclete

Village

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Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement. Breaclete is situated 4½ miles northwest of Callanish II.

Callanish II

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.19459° or 58° 11′ 41″ north

Longitude

-6.72914° or 6° 43′ 45″ west

Open location code

9CCM57VC+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 36203262

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q2933570

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In Other Languages

From French to Irish—“Callanish II” goes by many names.

French: “Calanais II”
Irish: “Cnoc Ceann á Gharaidh”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Callanish XIV and Callanish XIX.

Nearby Places

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