Tall Lewisian gneiss stones in the central circle at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis.

The central stone circle at Callanish, where rows of Lewisian gneiss monuments extend across the surrounding ground.

Megalith

Callanish Stones

United Kingdom

Era

c. 2900 BCE

Coordinates

58.1975°, -6.7461°

Category

Megalith

Cross-shaped Neolithic setting of Lewisian gneiss on the Isle of Lewis. Its purpose is unknown; a link to the Moon's 18.6-year cycle is an influential interpretation, not a certainty.

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