What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Callernish 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.
Callernish is a Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of megalithic monuments in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices.
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Places near here
CallernishField System (post Medieval) · 346 yd
Callernish HouseOld home or work place · 536 yd
North Uist, CallernishCountry House (20th Century) (1961) · 662 yd
Beach at GriminishBeach · 736 yd
North Uist, Griminish, Loch An Eilean, Dun A'ghallainDun (prehistoric), Dagger (iron)(period Unknown), Quern (stone)(period Unknown) · 875 yd
Griminish beachBeach · 967 yd
Monument To George BeveridgeMemorial · 1341 yd
Camas na CricheBay · 1593 yd
Beinn ScolpaigMountain / peak · 1734 yd
Bàgh nan CraobhagBay · 1.2 mi
OrasaighIslet · 1.3 mi