Callanish

Callanish Scottish Gaelic: Calanais
A view to Callanish village from the Callanish Stones in summer 2012
Language	Scottish Gaelic English
OS grid reference	NB212333
Civil parish	Uig
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Calanais (English: Callanish) is a village (township) on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles (21 kilometres) west of Stornoway. Calanais is situated alongside the A858, between Breasclete and Garynahine.

The Calanais Stones "Calanais I", a cross-shaped setting of standing stones erected around 3000 BC, are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. A modern visitor centre provides information about the main circle and other lesser monuments nearby, numbered as Calanais II to X.

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Callanish Standing Stones, Outer Hebrides

External links

• Calanais Visitor Centre
• Breasclete Community Association (local area's website)
• Panoramas of the Callanish Standing Stones (QuickTime required)
• A Statistical Analysis of Megalithic Sites in Britain : Alexander Thom - Alexander Thom