Callanish

Also known as Callernish

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 west of Stornoway. Calanais is situated alongside the A858, between Breasclete and Garynahine.

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Place details

Locality: Calanais
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.official_name: Callanish
UK place.gaelic_name: Calanais
UK place.label_position: top
UK place.language: Scottish Gaelic
UK place.language1: English
UK place.static_image_name: View to Callanish village from Callanish Stones in summer 2012 (3).JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: A view to Callanish village from the Callanish Stones in summer 2012
UK place.civil_parish: Uig
UK place.unitary_scotland: Na h-Eileanan Siar
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Western Isles
UK place.constituency_westminster: Na h-Eileanan an Iar
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Na h-Eileanan an Iar
UK place.post_town: ISLE OF LEWIS
UK place.postcode_district: HS2
UK place.postcode_area: HS
UK place.dial_code: 01851
UK place.os_grid_reference: NB212333

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Image: Callanish standing stones 1.jpg

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Commons category: Callanish
P8168: negative real number

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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. thumb|none|Callanish Standing Stones, Outer Hebrides