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Callanish

UK Place
Local nameCalanais
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy areaWestern Isles
CountryScotland
Other Information
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2 HS
Dialling code01851
UK ParliamentNa h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish ParliamentWestern Isles

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Callanish ( ) is a village (township) on the West Side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is situated on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch. It lies 13 miles west of Stornoway.

Calanais is the location of the Callanish Stones, a cross-shaped setting of standing stones erected around 2000 BC, one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. There is a modern visitor centre which provides information about the main circle and several other lesser monuments nearby.




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