The Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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The Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland
There are other standing stones on the Isle of Lewis, but none more impressive than the Callanish Stones. The entire arrangement forms a cross-shape across the landscape of the island’s northwest coast, but the stone circle at the centre is thought to be the oldest portion of the pattern, erected around 2900 BCE. Historians aren’t sure what purpose the Callanish Stones served, though there are plenty of theories. Folklore on the island includes the tale that the stones were once giants who were turned to stone when they refused to convert to Christianity.
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