Callanish IV

Callanish IV

The Callanish IV stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the more well-known (and larger) Calanais I on the west coast of the isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland.

This is an elliptical setting of six stones with a major axis of about 13.5 metres and a minor axis of about 9 metres. Originally there may have been thirteen evenly spaced stones in the ring.The remains of a cairn, about 2 metres in diameter, can still be seen within the ring of stones.

External links

* [http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site.php?a=41 Photos of Callanish IV on the Ancient Scotland site]


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