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The most impressive – Callanish II and Callanish III – lie just over a kilometre southeast of the main Calanais Stones, and originally consisted of circles of stones at least eight in number. [1] The existence of other monuments in the area implies that Calanais was an active focus for prehistoric religious activity for at least 1500 years.
The stone circle is 104 metres (341 ft) in diameter, and the third largest in the British Isles. [4] The ring originally had up to 60 stones, of which only 27 remained standing at the end of the 20th century. The tallest stones stand at the south and west of the ring, including the "Comet Stone" to the south-east.
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. Callanish Standing Stones, Outer Hebrides
Callanish II is situated on a ridge just 90 metres from the waters of Loch Roag. [2] It is just a few hundred metres from the Callanish III stone circle. See also Callanish IV, Callanish VIII and Callanish X for other minor sites. The stone circle consists of seven thin standing stones arranged in the shape of an ellipse measuring 21.6 by 18.9 ...
Callanish II; Callanish III; Callanish IV; Callanish Stones; Callanish VIII; Callanish X; Calvay Castle; Cardonald Place Farm; Carn Liath (broch) Carpow Roman Fort; Caskieben; Castle Coeffin; Castle Greg; Castle Knowe, Kilruskin; Castlecraig; Castlehill Tower; Cat Stane; Cat Stones of Scotland; Catpund; Catrail; Cherry Island (Loch Ness) Clach ...
The stone circle consists of two concentric ellipses. [2] The outer ring measures about 13.7 by 13.1 metres. [2] It contains 13 stones, of which eight are still standing and five have fallen. [1] The inner ring is a pronounced oval measuring 10.5 by 6.6 metres. [2] Only four stones remain in the inner circle, the tallest of which measures 2.1 ...
Callanish IV is around two miles southeast of the Callanish Stones, about 180 metres west of the unfenced B8011 road. The nearest settlement is Garynahine to its northeast. [5] The stone circle forms a pronounced oval measuring 13.3 by 9.5 metres. [5] Only five stones currently stand, but there could have been as many as thirteen. [5]
Stenness parish adjoins the southern extremity of the Loch of Stenness, [2] and also some notable standing stones. It is bounded on the west by the efflux of the loch, and a branch of Hoy Sound, [ 2 ] and has been administratively merged with Firth .