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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Isle of Lewis -- The Callanish Stones or Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Almost as famous as their English counterparts at Stonehenge, these mysterious stones have puzzled generations of scientists. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the tomb suggests the site was out of use between 2000 BC and 1700 BC. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north, and shorter stone rows to the east, south, and west (possibly incomplete avenues). The overall layout of the monument recalls a distorted Celtic cross. The individual stones vary from around 1 m to 5 m in height, with an average of 4 m, and are of the local Lewisian gneiss. It is highly likely these stones served several purposes throughout history and were used as a calendar to calculate a basic calendar which would have been used to sew and harvest crops. Unusually shaped like a cross pointing more or less due north, it may also have served as a giant sign post for passing travelers and drovers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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Shadows cast by the setting sun at the historic stone circle site of Callanai 1 on the Isle of Lewis; one of the Hebridean Islands off the coast of Scotland
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