Calanais II

Calanais II is a parking area in Western Isles, Scotland. Calanais II is situated nearby to the archaeological site Callanish II, as well as near Callanish XIV.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Callanish II and Callanish III.

Callanish II

Archaeological site

Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Callanish II is situated 330 feet south of Calanais II.

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 930 feet east of Calanais 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 3,200 feet west of Calanais 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

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.

Breaclete

Village

Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 Calanais II.

Calanais II

Type: Parking area
Category: transportation
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.1955° or 58° 11′ 44″ north

Longitude

-6.72901° or 6° 43′ 44″ west

Parking

surface

Open location code

9CCM57WC+59

OpenStreetMap ID

way 875249374

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Highlights include Callanish XIV and Callanish XIX.

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