| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58.201°N 6.745°W |
| Gaelic name | Calanais |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic |
| Language 1 | English |
| Static image name | View to Callanish village from Callanish Stones in summer 2012 (3).JPG |
| Civil parish | Uig |
| Unitary scotland | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Lieutenancy scotland | Western Isles |
| Constituency westminster | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Constituency scottish parliament | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Postcode area | HS |
| Dial code | 01851 |
| Os grid reference | NB212333 |
Calanais (English: Callanish) 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.[1] A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles (21 kilometres) west of Stornoway. Calanais is situated alongside the A858, between Breasclete and Garynahine.[citation needed]
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.
References
- ^ "Details of Callanish". Scottish Places. Retrieved 24 December 2014.