Callanish III

Coordinates: 58°11′44″N 6°43′27″W / 58.19556°N 6.72417°W / 58.19556; -6.72417
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Callanish III
Cnoc Filibhir Bheag
Callanish III
Callanish III is located in Outer Hebrides
Callanish III
Shown within Outer Hebrides
LocationLewis
Coordinates58°11′44″N 6°43′27″W / 58.19555°N 6.72416°W / 58.19555; -6.72416
TypeStone circle
History
PeriodsNeolithic, Bronze Age

The Callanish III

megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides
, Scotland.

Description

The stone circle consists of two concentric ellipses.[2] The outer ring measures about 13.7 by 13.1 metres.[2] It contains 13 stones, of which eight are still standing and five have fallen.[1] The inner ring is a pronounced oval measuring 10.5 by 6.6 metres.[2] Only four stones remain in the inner circle, the tallest of which measures 2.1 metres.[1] There is no sign of a central mound or cairn.[2]

It is just a few hundred metres from the Callanish II stone circle. See also Callanish IV, Callanish VIII and Callanish X for other minor sites.

References

  1. ^
    RCAHMS
    . Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ .

External links

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58°11′44″N 6°43′27″W / 58.19556°N 6.72417°W / 58.19556; -6.72417