Most people have never heard of the Callanish Stones, a prehistoric stone circle that stands on a remote hilltop on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. But they’re older than Stonehenge and even the pyramids. Built around 5,000 years ago, the main circle is made up of 13 stones arranged in a near-perfect ring, with a tall central monolith and lines of stones stretching out like a cross. At its heart, archaeologists discovered the remains of a chambered tomb, used for centuries aft

Clava Cairns is one of the most intriguing places I’ve ever visited in Scotland. Built around 4,000 years ago, this Bronze Age cemetery was designed with incredible precision, the passages and even the tallest stones are aligned to the midwinter sunset. That’s ancient astroarchaeology at its best. Some of the stones even have cup-and-ring carvings, a type of prehistoric rock art we still can’t fully explain. It’s no surprise Outlander used this place as inspiration… the atmosphere here really do