What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Calanais as Cairn (period Unassigned). 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 Neolithic monuments in the British Isles.
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Places near here
Bratanais MòrIsland · 788 yd
Remains of a Black House, CallanishOld home or work place · 874 yd
Remains of a Black House and Garden EnclosureOld home or work place · 889 yd
CalanaisDyke (post Medieval) · 944 yd
Stone portrait 2, CallanishStanding or carved stone · 1056 yd
Callanish CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1097 yd
East Loch Roag War MemorialMemorial · 1470 yd
Am Port MòrBay · 1.1 mi
Port a' ChaoilHeadland · 2.4 mi
Small beach at Rubha SheothailBeach · 2.8 mi