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Scotland 130 Callanish Standing Stones 131 Fort George 132 Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre 133 RSPB Loch Garten Osprey Centre 134 Islands Coast Scenic Drive 135 Glenmore Forest Park 136 Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Explorer’s Garden 137 St Andrews 138 Steamship Sir Walter Scott 139 Scottish Fisheries Museum 140 Gliding with Walking on Air 141 Scottish Seabird Centre 142 The Titan Crane Clydebank 143 Dynamic Earth 144–145 Scottish National Gallery and Scottish National Portrait Gallery 146 Riverside Museum 147 House for an Art Lover ORKNEY 148 Dawyck Botanic Garden Kirkwall 149 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Hoy Thurso John O'Groats Wick 130 Stornoway Lewis WESTERN ISLES Tarbert Ullapool Harris Elgin Fraserburgh North Uist 131 Nairn MORAY Benbecula Inverness 132 Raasay Skye Peterhead South Uist ABERDEENSHIRE 133 HIGHLAND 134 135 Aberdeen Barra Rùm CAIRNGORMS Eigg NATIONAL PARK Muck Fort William 136 ANGUS Coll Montrose PERTH & KINROSS Tiree Dundee Arbroath Ulva LOCH LOMOND & Mull Oban THE TROSSACHS Iona Perth 137 ARGYLL NATIONAL PARK INNER & BUTE FIFE HEBRIDES 138 139 Scarba Stirling 140 Colonsay STIRLING 141 EAST Oronsay Falkirk Jura Greenock Edinburgh LOTHIAN 142 Glasgow 143 144/145 Berwickupon-Tweed Islay Bute 146 MID- Gigha 147 LOTHIAN SOUTH Kintyre Arran Irvine LANARKSHIRE Kilmarnock 148 BORDERS Ayr Alnwick 149 NORTHUMBERLAND Ballycastle NATIONAL PARK Coleraine AYRSHIRE DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY NORTHUMBERLAND Londonderry ANTRIM Dumfries Newcastle upon Tyne LONDON- Ballymena Gateshead DERRY Carlisle Stranraer Sunderland Larne Kirkcudbright TYRONE CUMBRIA Durham Omagh Bangor Workington Penrith DURHAM M22 M2 M77 M9 A74(M) M90 A74(M) M6 A1(M)
130 Callanish Standing Stones, Western Isles Address: Callanish, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9DY Web: www.callanishvisitorcentre.co.uk Tel: 01851 621422 Hours: June–Aug Mon–Sat 9.30am–8pm; Apr, May, Sept & Oct Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; Nov–Mar Tues– Sat 10am–4pm Dates: Closed for two weeks over the Christmas period: call ahead to check exact days as it varies from year to year Entry: Entry to the standing stones and visitor centre is free, but the following charges apply to the “Story of the Stones” exhibition [D] £2.20 [C]£2.20 [A]£2.80 [Under 16s]£1.50 [Seniors & students]£2.20 [Fam] Families & groups get a discount of £2 per adult and £1.20 per child. A Neolithic marvel in a wild island landscape, the Callanish Standing Stones on the remote Isle of Lewis are as old as the Pyramids, and rival Stonehenge for historic and archeological importance. Set in a wild lochside location, Callanish offers stunning views across Loch Roag and the surrounding countryside, making a visit worthwhile for the vistas alone. Unlike many ancient monuments, you are encouraged to touch the stones and roam around this atmospheric and mysterious place. The general shape of the stones is that of a “Celtic” cross which only adds to the mystery of this ancient landmark, as it is thousands of years older than Christianity. In use from the late Neolithic to the Bronze Age, its original purpose is subject to debate, but experts’ best guess is that it was an astronomical observatory. If you are lucky enough to visit during one of the solstices, an unusual weather event like the Northern Lights, or planetary events like a blood moon or eclipse, then the site assumes a very special atmosphere and can get busy. There are no dedicated parking spaces, but disabled visitors can park in one of the bus-bays near the visitor centre: otherwise the tarmac car park is on an incline, slightly downhill a few metres from the visitor centre. There is ample space to drop-off too. SCOTLAND Callanish Standing Stones 151
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