Callanish ( gd, Calanais) is a village (township) on the west side of the
Isle of Lewis
The Isle of Lewis ( gd, Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis ( gd, Leòdhas, ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as ...
, in the
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast ...
(Western Isles),
Scotland. Callanish is within the parish of
Uig UIG, Uig or uig is a placename meaning "bay" (from Norse) and may refer to:
Places
* Uig, Coll, a hamlet on the island of Coll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
* Uig, Duirinish, a hamlet near Totaig, on the Isle of Skye, Highland Scotland
* Uig, Lewi ...
. A linear settlement with a
jetty, it is on a headland jutting into
Loch Roag, a
sea loch west of
Stornoway
Stornoway (; gd, Steòrnabhagh; sco, Stornowa) is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.
The town's population is around 6,953, making it by far the largest town in the Outer Hebrides, as well a ...
. Callanish is situated alongside the
A858, between
Breasclete and
Garynahine.
The
Callanish Stones "Callanish I", a cross-shaped setting of
standing stone
A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright rock (geology), stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. T ...
s erected around 3000 BC, are one of the most spectacular
megalithic monuments in Scotland. A modern visitor centre provides information about the main circle and other lesser monuments nearby, numbered as Callanish II to X.
References
External links
Calanais Visitor CentreBreasclete Community Association (local area's website)Panoramas of the Callanish Standing Stones(QuickTime required)
Canmore - Lewis, Callanish site recordCanmore - Calanais, Calanais and Bhreascleit War Memorial site recordCanmore - Lewis, Callanish, Tea Rooms site recordCanmore - Lewis, Callanish, Pier site record*
A Statistical Analysis of Megalithic Sites in Britain : Alexander Thom*
Alexander Thom
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Villages in the Isle of Lewis