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Callanish Stone Circle

Callanish, Lewis, Western Isles HS2 9DY - Scotland, UK

The Callanish Stones (Calanais in Gaelic) have stood by Loch Roag for between three- and four-thousand years, and possibly as long as 5,000 years. The tallest central stone is almost five metres high. And, although narrow, it weighs some five...

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Attractions near Callanish Stone Circle

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Callanish Stone Circle (< 1 Mile)

The Callanish Stones (Calanais in Gaelic) have stood by Loch Roag for between three- and four-thousand years, and possibly as long as 5,000 years. The...

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Lews Castle (16 Miles)

Lews Castle built by the Mathesons in the 19th century, on the West Side of Stornoway Harbour. Sir James Matheson who purchased the island in...

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Bernera Museum (16 Miles)

The museum is a small collection, but a fascinating one dedicated to the history of this little community hidden away n the islands of Scotland....

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Eye Peninsula (26.8 Miles)

Also known as Point, this peninsula is joined to the Isle of Lewis by an isthmus which is only 100 metres wide in places. It’s...

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Scarista Beach (37.8 Miles)

The west coast of Harris is renowned for its fine golden beaches. Scarista Beach is one of a string of world class sands which stretch...

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Berneray (54.5 Miles)

The small Hebridean island of Berneray lies off North Uist. Connected by a causeway it is a mere 3km by 5km in size but is...

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The Skye Museum of Island Life (56.1 Miles)

The Skye Museum of Island Life is a group of seven traditionally thatched croft cottages, once a common sight in the Highlands and now extremely...

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Portree Harbour (65.4 Miles)

In the eighteenth Century, Portree harbour was the scene of many anguished departures for the people of Skye forced to emigrate to North America because...

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The Lump (65.4 Miles)

The Meall or ‘The Lump’ in Portree on the Isle of Skye is the name given to the hill above the harbour and old quay...

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Duntulm Castle (65.4 Miles)

Set on Trotternish, Skye’s most northerly peninsula, Duntulm Castle is an ancient fortification. It started life an Iron Age broch and then became a Pictish...

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The Storr (65.4 Miles)

The Storr is probably Skye’s most famous landmark. It is a dramatic 719 metre high mountain located above the east-facing cliffs of the Trotternish Peninsula....

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Kilt Rock (65.4 Miles)

Located on the east coast of Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula, the striking rock formation known as Kilt Rock is a 200 foot high sea cliff. The...

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The Staffin Museum (65.4 Miles)

Learn more about the remarkable geological landforms of Skye at the Staffin Museum. This small community-based museum stands by the roadside in the village of...

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Gairloch Heritage Museum (77.8 Miles)

Set in the north-west Highland village of Gairloch this award winning museum details its colourful history from its earliest inhabitants through to the present day....

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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)