A new study has revealed how a lightening strike inspired Neolithic builders to construct the iconic Callanish Stones ... to the history of the stones on the Isle of Lewis. For thousands of ...

Free access is required for these festivals.’ At Callanish, on the Hebridean Isle of Lewis, the circle of stones between 8ft and 13ft tall was erected around 5,000 years ago − even earlier ...

The Callanish standing stones on the Isle of Lewis are one of the unmissable sights in the Western Isles (and Scotland as a whole). They were the inspiration for Craigh Na Dun and have captivated ...

Some of the Callanish stones, which sit atop the Isle of Lewis in Scotland Chris Combe via Flickr under CC BY SA-2.0 When a searing flash of lightning crackles through the sky, some spectators ...

The public has spoken on plans to charge for access to the 5,000-year-old standing stones site on the Isle of Lewis.

Josh Dury's photo of the Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, claimed the top spot in the overall winner category. Mr Dury, 26, explained that he took the photo on a trip to the ...

A Somerset photographer won a national competition for his shot of the Callanish Stones at sunrise. A charge could be introduced at Calanais Standing Stones to help cover site costs. Dan Crossley ...

ON a low ridge above Loch Roag, the Stones of Callanish emerge portentously from ancient peat, exuding an air of magic and mystery. Known also now as the Calanais Stones, these megaliths are right ...

Proposals have been put forward to charge an admission fee to visit the world-famous Callanish (Calanais) Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The Standing Stones are a renowned Hebridean site ...

THE object of the present paper is to describe the standing stones of Callanish, Island of Lewis, accompanied by notes of such measurements as the author was able to take during a somewhat hurried ...