Calanais

Calanais is a Village in the county of Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Calanais postcode: HS2 9DY

Retail in Calanais

There are great places to visit near Calanais.

Calanais History

There are some historic monuments around Calanais:

• Beinn Bheag,standing stone,cairns and shielings 500m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain); Secular: shieling SM5499
• Loch an Dunain,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3264
• Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag,stone circle and stone settings Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM5437
• Loch Sgardam,burial chamber,Breasclete Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM5877
• Airidh nam Bidearan,standing stones N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM6018
• Cnoc a' Phrionnsa,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM5382
• Clach an Tursa, standing stones and enclosure, Lewis Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone; Secular: enclosure SM1662
• Sgianailt,hut circles SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM5411
• Sron a'Chail,stone circle and cairn 450m SSE of Ceann Hulavig Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5457
• Cnoc Leathan,kerb cairn 230m S of,Upper Breasclete Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5461
• Airigh Mhaoldonuich,fallen standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM5430
• Dun Carloway, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM90110
• Dun Barraglom,broch,cup marked rocks,fish traps and settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive broch; Prehistoric ritual and funerary cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and rock art; settlement SM5429
• Ceann a'Gharaodh,stone circle and cairn 250m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5433
• Cul a'Chleit,standing stones,Garynahine Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM6019
• Aird Callanish,cairn 200m SW of,Crulivig Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5459
• Rubha nan Sidhean,cupmarked rocks and fish trap,Kirkibost Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art; Secular: fish trap SM5410
• St Macra's Church,Kirkibost Ecclesiastical: church SM5236
• Bernera Bridge,stone setting,Great Bernera Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM5548
• Calanais or Callanish Standing Stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn; Secular: kiln SM90054
• Airigh a'Sguir,beehive shielings Secular: shieling SM5353