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Callanish Small Stone Circles

Standing or carved stone
Callanish Small Stone Circles
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A named place photographed at this map point in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Callanish Small Stone Circles are likely from the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, similar in date to the larger Callanish Standing Stones on Lewis. Their purpose may have been ritual or ceremonial, possibly linked to astronomical observations or local Neolithic beliefs.

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