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The Callanish Standing Stones on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis date back to around 3000 BCE. Excavations reveal earlier wooden ...

Some of the Callanish stones, which sit atop the Isle of Lewis in Scotland Chris Combe via Flickr under CC BY SA-2.0 When a searing flash of lightning crackles through the sky, some spectators marvel ...

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The Scottish government has approved the introduction of an entry fee for the first time at one of the Western Isles' most popular and ancient sites. Calanais - also known as Callanish - Standing ...

For thousands of years, the ancient Neolithic Calanais Standing Stones have been the centre of mystery and ritual. Pagans and artists have freely roamed the site on the Western Isles for generations ...