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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Callanish 8A Alternative Name: Aird a'Chaolais, Callanish VIIIACountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 10.203 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Lewis Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Stornoway Nearest Village: Callanish
Map Ref: NB165340 Landranger Map Number: 13
Latitude: 58.203312N Longitude: 6.82767W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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markj99 visited on 3rd Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Callanish VIIIa Standing Stone is accessible via a path up a steep bank on the S End of Bernera Bridge. At least it hasn't been resited in a concrete plinth.
"The Stones around Callanish" (ISBN:0-9505998-9-1) tells 'It lies on the verge of an unsignposted minor road, 100m south of the bridge. It seems that it was thrown down during road widening in early '70's'. It was 1.1m tall when erect'. Now it 'stands' on a edge of a cutting to the bridge. Canmore site no. 4116.
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