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    Calanais (English: Callanish) is a village (township) on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland. Calanais...
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    religious activity for at least 1500 years. (see Callanish III, Callanish IV, Callanish VIII and Callanish X). Historic Environment Scotland states that...
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    The Callanish II stone circle (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Ceann a' Gharaidh) is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais...
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    from the Callanish II stone circle. See also Callanish IV, Callanish VIII and Callanish X for other minor sites. "Site Record for Lewis, Callanish, Cnoc...
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    The Callanish IV stone circle (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Hulavig) is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais I on...
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    The Callanish VIII stone setting is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of...
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    Callanish X (or "Na Dromannan", "Druim Nan Eun") is the collapsed remains of a stone circle. It one of many megalithic structures around the more well-known...
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    cairn and some evidence of Bronze Age occupation were found here. The Callanish Stones in the Loch Ròg area were erected roughly 5,000 years ago, thus...
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    sophisticated pre-Christian belief systems is demonstrated by sites such as the Callanish Stones on Lewis and the Maes Howe on Orkney, which were built in the third...
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    Longa Island The Isle of Ewe Cave on Garbh Eilean, Shiant Islands The Callanish Stones on Lewis Achnasheen Alness Applecross Ardgay Aultbea Avoch Barbaraville...
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    (Breacleit) Butt of Lewis (Rubha Robhanais) Callanish (Calanais), Callanish Stones (Clachan Chalanais), Callanish VIII Calvay (Calbhaigh) Carinish (Càirinis)...
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  • intertwining the lives of humans and of eagles (The Stonor Eagles and Callanish), and The Wolves of Time duology. Skallagrigg, his 1987 novel about disability...
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  • heritage sites and museums. A few of the best known are listed below: Callanish, Lewis Corrimony, Glen Urquhart (Glenurquhart) Croftmoraig, Perthshire...
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  • Saturday, 14 - Sunday, 15 January 1984, primarily at the Callanish III standing stones site at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides (Western...
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    Prehistoric Scotland Prehistoric Britain Neolithic British Isles Göbekli Tepe Callanish Stones Stonehenge "'World's oldest calendar' discovered in Scottish field"...
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    Hyperborea with the Isle of Lewis, and the spherical temple with the Callanish Stones. Along with Thule, Hyperborea was one of several terrae incognitae...
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    brochs at Tulach Beag and Tulach Mor. Burl, Aubrey (1993), From Carnac to Callanish: The Prehistoric Stone Rows of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, Yale University...
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    Scotland List of recumbent stone circles Auld Bourtreebush Balquhain Callanish I II III IV VIII X Carlin Cat Stane Clach an Trushal Colmeallie Dunnideer...
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    temples and communal burial cairns at places like Calanais (English: Callanish). About 500 BC, island society moved into the Iron Age. The buildings...
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  • important pre-Christian religious sites. The most significant is the Callanish Stones on the isle of Lewis, which are notable megalithic sites dating...
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    Scotland List of recumbent stone circles Auld Bourtreebush Balquhain Callanish I II III IV VIII X Carlin Cat Stane Clach an Trushal Colmeallie Dunnideer...
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    the two oldest stone circles in Great Britain (Stenness on Orkney and Callanish on the Isle of Lewis) were constructed to align with solar and lunar positions...
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    Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Callanish, 'tursachan' (4169)". Canmore. Retrieved 8 March 2018. "Lewis, Callanish, 'Tursachan'". Royal Commission on...
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    the Neolithic period, the finest example being the standing stones at Callanish, dating to the 3rd millennium BC. Cladh Hallan, a Bronze Age settlement...
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    dating from up to 3000 BC, the finest example being the standing stones at Callanish, but some archaeologists date the site as Bronze Age. Little is known...
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    Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge...
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    numbers were transferred to 028 on 22 April 2000 01850 — unused 0850 was Callanish, Lewis, Outer Hebrides – – Was originally 0040 (OH0) until changed to...
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    Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge...
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    Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge...
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    Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge...
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