Calanais Standing Stones central stone circle erected between 2900-2600BC measuring 11 metres wide. At the centre of the ring stands a huge monolith

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Calanais Standing Stones central stone circle erected between 2900-2600BC measuring 11 metres wide. At the centre of the ring stands a huge monolith stone metres high weighing about 7 tonnes, which is perfectly orientated so that its widest sides face due north south. Calanais Neolithic Standing Stone (Tursachan Chalanais) , Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Size: 8716px × 4041px
Location: Calanais Standing Stones, Lewis, Scotland
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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