Callanish
Village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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::summary Village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Callanish |
| gaelic_name | Calanais |
| label_position | top |
| language | Scottish Gaelic |
| language1 | English |
| static_image_name | View to Callanish village from Callanish Stones in summer 2012 (3).JPG |
| static_image_caption | A view to Callanish village from the Callanish Stones in summer 2012 |
| civil_parish | Uig |
| unitary_scotland | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| lieutenancy_scotland | Western Isles |
| constituency_westminster | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| constituency_scottish_parliament | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| post_town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| postcode_district | HS2 |
| postcode_area | HS |
| dial_code | 01851 |
| os_grid_reference | NB212333 |
| :: |
| country = Scotland | coordinates = | official_name = Callanish | gaelic_name = Calanais | label_position = top | language = Scottish Gaelic | language1 = English | static_image_name = View to Callanish village from Callanish Stones in summer 2012 (3).JPG | static_image_caption = A view to Callanish village from the Callanish Stones in summer 2012 | population = | civil_parish = Uig | unitary_scotland = Na h-Eileanan Siar | lieutenancy_scotland = Western Isles | constituency_westminster = Na h-Eileanan an Iar | constituency_scottish_parliament = Na h-Eileanan an Iar | post_town = ISLE OF LEWIS | postcode_district = HS2 | postcode_area = HS | dial_code = 01851 | os_grid_reference = NB212333
Calanais () 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 mi 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. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Callanish_standing_stones_1.jpg" caption="Callanish Standing Stones, Outer Hebrides"] ::
References
References
- "Details of Callanish". Scottish Places.
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