Calanais Standing Stones
United Kingdom · stone circle · 58°11'51.2"N 6°44'42.5"W
Calanais Standing Stones is a stone circle in United Kingdom, the cruciform setting of Lewisian gneiss standing stones on the Isle of Lewis, raised around 2900 to 2600 BCE, also written Callanish I. Pyramason catalogues it as PYR-084066 at 58.19756, -6.74513 (58°11'51.2"N 6°44'42.5"W).
There are 5 other catalogued sites within 5 km of it, 23 within 25 km and 44 within 50 km. The main circle is one of a group: Callanish II and III stand within 1.3 km across the loch, Callanish IV 3 km to the south, with chambered cairns between them and the broch of Dun Carloway 8.5 km to the north.
Open on the mapThe record
| Pyramason ID | PYR-084066 |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Classified as | stone circle |
| Coordinates | 58.19756, -6.74513 |
| 58°11'51.2"N 6°44'42.5"W | |
| Sites within 25 km | 23 |
| Sites within 50 km | 44 |
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What is around it
- Callanish II1.0 km
- Callanish III1.3 km
- Cnoc a' Phrionnsa chambered cairn2.5 km
- Cnoc Leathan kerb cairn3.0 km
- Callanish IV3.1 km
- Carnan Beag chambered cairn, Great Bernera7.0 km
- Dun Carloway8.5 km
- Loch na Berie11.1 km
- Dail Mor11.7 km
Updates from the atlas
Further reading
English Wikipedia · Journal: Callanish, the stones that watch the Moon
Nearby on the atlas
- Callanish II1.0 km
- Callanish III1.3 km
- Callanish IV3.1 km
- All catalogued pages in United Kingdomcountry hub
Distances are great-circle, from the coordinates Pyramason holds for each site.