Calanais Standing Circle 1
Dublin Core
Title
Calanais Standing Circle 1
Subject
ARCHAEOLOGY AND BUILT HERITAGE,PEOPLE,PLACES
Description
The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.
We don’t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory.
Date
3000BC
Contributor
iain
Type
Site
Identifier
109
Date Submitted
10/10/2024
Date Modified
10/11/2024 11:56:14 am
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,58.197557,-6.745146;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Calanais Standing Circle 1
Object
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/calanais-standing-stones/
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Cultural Heritage
Place
Grid reference NB 213 330
Prim Media
206
Contact
Historic Environment Scotland
Policy Threats
Threatening regional planning policies
Loss Threats
Loss of cultural spaces
Citation
“Calanais Standing Circle 1,” VERAP, accessed May 5, 2025, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/209.
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