What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Calanais as Cairn (modern). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Calanais is a Neolithic stone circle, dating to approximately 2900–2600 BCE, located on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It is significant as one of the best-preserved and most astronomically aligned prehistoric stone circles in the British Isles.
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Places near here
CalanaisDyke (post Medieval) · 108 yd
East Loch Roag War MemorialMemorial · 228 yd
Lewis, CallanishCroft (period Unassigned), Stone Setting(s) (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 391 yd
Callanish CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 731 yd
Ruined house at CallanishOld home or work place · 822 yd
Well weatheredHeritage place · 933 yd
Bratanais MòrIsland · 1496 yd
Eilean TrosdamIslet · 1.1 mi
Am Port MòrBay · 1.7 mi
Port a' ChaoilHeadland · 2.5 mi
Forestry BridgeHeritage place · 3.0 mi