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Photo Pages: Callanish - Stone Circle in Scotland in Isle of Lewis
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Submitted by JJ Evendon on Monday, 10 May 2010 Page Views: 19760
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 Site Name: Callanish Alternative Name: Calanais / Callanish I
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Lewis Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Stornoway Nearest Village: Callanish
Map Ref: NB213330 Landranger Map Number: 8
Latitude: 58.197420N Longitude: 6.745088W
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 |
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Ambience:| 5 | Superb | | 4 | Good | | 3 | Ordinary | | 2 | Not Good | | 1 | Awful | | 0 | No data. |
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Access:| 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. |
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Accuracy:| 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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External Links:               Callanish 1 submitted by chrispy
Stone Circle in Lewis. "The Stonehenge of the North". Amazing photos of Callanish I, II and III, including exclusive aerial views, see below.
See also our pages on the Lunar Standstill 2006.
There are four more pages of Callanish images to preview in our Online shop, also Gerald Ponting's book on the Callanish Sites.
Note: Visits to Calanais Standing Stones on Lewis rising, see latest comment
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More pictures in our eGallery: Callanish
 Callanish submitted by AngieLake
The magnificent towering stone at the centre of the Callanish / Calanais monument. [2001]
 Callanish 3 submitted by DrewParsons
Visited in October 2004.
 Callanish submitted by DrewParsons
What a wonderful place!! I must return one day!!
 Callanish 3 submitted by chrispy
Callanish 3 sunset June 2009
 Callanish 2 submitted by chrispy
Callannish 2 sunset June 2009
 Callanish 1 submitted by chrispy
callanish 1 june 2009 looking up the stone avenue towards the centre circle
 Callanish 1 submitted by chrispy
Callanish 1 June 2009 the whole site on the horizon at sunset
 Callanish 1 submitted by chrispy
Callanish 1 central megalith sunset june 2009
 Callanish 1 submitted by chrispy
Callanish 1 June 2009 This picture shows the whole site along the horizon
 Callanish 1 submitted by chrispy
callanish 1 sunrise summer solstice june 2009. This is the centre circle of the site.
 Callanish submitted by misterbaz
July 2005
 Callanish submitted by AngieLake
Callanish ca. 1890.
This lovely old b/w photo found in 'Victorian and Edwardian Highlands from old Photographs', by Francis Thompson, Tantallon Books, Edinburgh (this reprint 1989). [He only claims text copyright.]
Another gem picked up in charity shop the other day!
 Callanish VIII submitted by jeffrep
Callanish VIII (known in Gaelic as Cleitir), on the island of Great Bernera on Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland.
 Callanish 3 submitted by h_fenton
Callanish III, viewed from down by the road.
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508m E 82° Callanish 19* Stone Circle (NB218331)
697m E 88° Druim Nan Eum Stone Circle (NB220330)
798m N 352° Callanish XVI* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NB213338)
981m E 101° Callanish 2* Stone Circle (NB222326)
1.0km E 104° Loch Roag Timber Circle (NB222325)
1.1km N 12° Callanish XIII Stone Circle (NB215341)
1.2km E 95° Callanish 3* Stone Circle (NB225327)
1.5km E 90° Callanish XIV* Standing Stones (NB228329)
1.8km E 77° Callanish X* Stone Circle (NB230336)
1.8km N 22° Olcote Kerbed Cairn Cairn (NB21803475)
2.0km N 3° Callanish XII* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NB215350)
2.5km N 344° Cnoc a Phrionnsa* Chambered Cairn (NB211355)
2.6km E 100° Callanish XVII* Stone Circle (NB237320)
2.7km NE 27° Callanish XI* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NB222356)
3.1km SE 125° Callanish 4* Stone Circle (NB230304)
3.4km SE 124° Callanish VII* Ancient Village or Settlement (NB232302)
3.7km SE 124° Callanish V* Stone Row / Alignment (NB234299)
3.8km SE 127° Callanish 9* Standing Stones (NB233297)
3.9km W 281° Callanish XV Standing Stone (Menhir) (NB177346)
4.3km E 110° Callanish VI* Stone Circle (NB247303)
4.9km W 274° Callanish VIIIA Standing Stone (Menhir) (NB165340)
4.9km SE 119° Callanish XVIII Standing Stone (Menhir) (NB244292)
5.0km W 275° Callanish VIII* Stone Circle (NB164342)
8.5km NW 326° Dun Carloway* Broch (NB1900441224)
10.0km N 343° Clach An Tursa* Stone Row / Alignment (NB20414295)
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Re: Callanish (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 16 August 2004 | | 100% better than glastonbury, if you are a fan of circles, then this can't be missed, you haven't lived until you have experienced callanish, the area is full of megalythic sites, truely awesome | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Callanish (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Tuesday, 10 May 2005 | | im maabs wheaton. background is McGregor,that of rob roy!same location,i know the meaning of all that circles have to offer.Confident i might say a little cocky maybe but when it comes to clarity and celtic knowledge i seem to know ,just know.This is now when the story and only meaning with purpose should unfold.For whatever reason the bow has found its arrow.I would be content to talk to this person who reads this,and to be clear Im not wasting and creating any type of mystery.Please email me at maabsgreeneyes@yahoo.com | [ Reply to This ]
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Web-Cams at Calanais, Lewis, Scotland (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, 23 October 2005 |
A pilot is running from Oct. 20 until Oct. 26th 2005 from Callanish I,
to catch the near northern major standstill event (moon set) with cam2.
Watch say between 12:00 and 15:30 GMT (varies over the days)
http://www.iol.ie/~geniet/callanish/ | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Web-Cams at Calanais, Lewis, Scotland (Score: 1)
by AngieLake on Thursday, 24 November 2005
(User Info | Send a Message) | | On http://www.bubble.com (astrologer Jonathan Cainer's website) there's a pic of him at the main Callanish circle (Calanais), with a caption that mentions a project he is planning to link in with the spectacular event of 2006. (25th November 2005 web page) | [ Reply to This ]
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Visits to Calanais Standing Stones on Lewis rising (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Monday, 10 May 2010
(User Info | Send a Message) | A scheme offering lower fares on ferry routes to the Western Isles has been suggested as a reason for more visits to the Calanais Standing Stones.
The rise has led to an £85,050 expansion of the visitor centre near the 5,000-year-old site on Lewis.
Manager Angus Alex Mackenzie said 26,000 people came visited the site from April 2008 to March 2009 - about 40% more than the previous 12 months.
He said the rise followed the start of the road equivalent tariff (RET).
Launched in 2008, the Scottish government scheme bases the cost of travelling on the equivalent distance by road.
Western Isles council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have contributed towards the costs of upgrading the centre.
Work on extending the kitchen and restaurant has been completed as part of a wider expansion of the building.
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8661782.stm | [ Reply to This ]
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Major refurb for Callanish Visitor Centre (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Monday, 10 May 2010
(User Info | Send a Message) | A MAJOR increase in visitor numbers to the Calanais Visitor Centre on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis has led to an upgrade of its facilities.
Work has been completed this week to extend the kitchen and restaurant area at the centre which is owned by the Urras nan Tursachan social enterprise and is situated near the world famous Calanais Standing Stones where it provides an exhibition, a gift shop and a cafeteria.
More at
http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/Major-refurb-for-Callanish-Visitor.6273640.jp | [ Reply to This ]
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