VERA Platform_209 Calanais Standing Circle 1 "The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England\u2019s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory." iain ARCHAEOLOGY AND BUILT HERITAGE,PEOPLE,PLACES Immovable Heritage image/jpeg ARCHAEOLOGY AND BUILT HERITAGE,PEOPLE,PLACES IMAGE University of St Andrews VERA Platform "The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England\u2019s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory." image/jpeg Image "" image/jpeg Sharon Pisani Image "" image/jpeg Sharon Pisani Image "Calanais Stone Circle 1" image/jpeg Sharon Pisani Image "The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England\u2019s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years." Tour "The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England\u2019s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years." Tour 58.197557 -6.745146