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Multi-periodSite Name: Callanish 7 Alternative Name: Cnoc Dubh, Callanish VII, Calanais 7Country: Scotland County: Isle of Lewis Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Stornoway Nearest Village: Callanish
Map Ref: NB232302 Landranger Map Number: 8
Latitude: 58.173552N Longitude: 6.709553W
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: 3 Access: 4 On passing through this site I found a charming reconstructed shieling hut (but no stone circle).
tom_bullock have visited here
The quartz vein is at at NGR NB 2318 2998.
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299m NW 311° Callanish 4* Stone Circle (NB2298830412)
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2.6km NNW 334° Callanish 2* Stone Circle (NB2221432614)
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3.4km N 352° Callanish 10* Stone Circle (NB22973362)
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4.2km NNW 332° Callanish 13* Standing Stones (NB215341)
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