There’s are the Callanish Stones For thousands of years, people have been drawn to the mysterious 12-foot-tall chunks of stone. It is believed Neolithic people erected the Callanish Stones about 5,000 years ago. Though the stones served as a hub for ritual activities for at least a millennium, their exact purpose has been lost to history. The most prevalent theory, based on recent archaeological excavations, holds that the megaliths acted as some sort of astronomical observatory or a celestial c

Exploring Callanish Stones in Scottish Highlands

The origins of the spectacular 5000-year-old stone circles on the Isle of Lewis. | BBC Scotland

Calanais Standing Stones, Scotland. | Karl Wallner Piping

Callanish Stones😱 location : 58°11'51"N 6°44'42"W The Callanish Stones are a prehistoric stone circle located on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The Callanish Stones are approximately 5,000 years old, older than Stonehenge in England. The stone group consists of a central circle of 13 stones and five rows of stones arranged in a cross-shaped pattern. Archaeologists believe the site was constructed for religious ceremonies and possibly as an astronomical observatory to observe the lunar cycle. Th

Callanish Standing Stones, Scotland. | Karl Wallner Piping