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Callanish Standing Stone

Standing or carved stone
Callanish Standing Stone
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A named place photographed at this map point in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Callanish Standing Stone is associated with the broader Callanish stone circle on the Isle of Lewis, which may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance. Local folklore sometimes links such stones to druidic practices or fairy legends.

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Photo: Carol Walker · CC BY-SA 2.0