Da sind zum Beispiel die Menhire von Callanish: Insgesamt gehören 20 Steinkreise zur Callanish-Gruppe, der größte davon zählt mehr als 50 aufrecht stehende Steine, die bis zu drei Meter hoch sind. Daneben gibt es zahlreiche Brochs und Duns, ...
Mark Beaumont had time to fit in a visit to Callanish Standing Stones as he cycled the length of the Outer Hebrides in 24 hours. Saturday 12 March 2016 / News. Share. 0 comments. FOR a man who has cycled around the world, it may not have seemed very ...
Perhaps the fact that they are so remote is why these monoliths are lesser known than the pillars at Stonehenge, but the Stones of Callanish on Scotland's Isle of Lewis are older and equally mysterious. These magnificent stone arrangements date back ...
Born in Crulivig, Ishbel spent most of her chldhood in Linshader before moving to Callanish in 1954 after her marriage. She spent the day celebrating with family and close friends and the community organised a birthday afternoon tea in Breasclete hall ...
The Oscar-winning Disney-Pixar film Brave is set to showcase the Callanish standing stones in the Western Isles and Aberdeenshire's Dunnottar Castle in a prime-time slot. The 2012 animation, starring Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson and Billy Connolly, ...
Die berühmten Stehenden Steine von Callanish gelten als eines der größten Steinzeitbauwerke der Britischen Inseln. Wozu diese fünf Meter hohen, in einem Kreis und Kreuz angeordneten Menhire einst dienten, ist umstritten. Ähnlich wie Stonehenge könnte ...