Callanish III

Callanish III
History
Cnoc Filibhir Bheag
Callanish III
Shown within Outer Hebrides
Location	Lewis
Coordinates	58°11′44″N 6°43′27″W / 58.19555°N 6.72416°W / 58.19555; -6.72416
Type	Stone circle
Periods	Neolithic, Bronze Age

The Callanish III stone circle (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag^[1]) is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais I on the west coast of the isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Description

The stone circle consists of two concentric ellipses.^[2] The outer ring measures about 13.7 by 13.1 metres.^[2] It contains 13 stones, of which eight are still standing and five have fallen.^[1] The inner ring is a pronounced oval measuring 10.5 by 6.6 metres.^[2] Only four stones remain in the inner circle, the tallest of which measures 2.1 metres.^[1] There is no sign of a central mound or cairn.^[2]

It is just a few hundred metres from the Callanish II stone circle.

References

1 2 3 "Site Record for Lewis, Callanish, Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag, 'Tursachan' Callanish Iii; Calanais". RCAHMS. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
1 2 3 4 Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. p. 152. ISBN 0300114060.

External links

Media related to Callanish III at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 58°11′44″N 6°43′27″W / 58.19556°N 6.72417°W / 58.19556; -6.72417

Prehistoric Western Isles

Callanish Sites	Callanish 1 Callanish II Callanish III Callanish IV Callanish VIII Callanish X

Other Neolithic Sites	Barpa Langass Carinish Clach an Trushal Eilean Dòmhnuill Fir Bhreige Pobull Fhinn Steinacleit St Kilda

Bronze and Iron Age Sites	Allasdale Cladh Hallan Dun an Sticir Dun Bharabhat Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Dun Vulan

European megaliths

Armenia	Metsamor Zorats Karer

Azerbaijan	Gobustan Rocks

England	Arbor Low Avebury Barbrook One Birkrigg Boscawen-Un Boskednan Brown Willy Cairns The Bull Ring Burnmoor stone circles Castlerigg Craddock Moor Devil's Arrows Doll Tor Drizzlecombe Duloe Fernacre Gardom's Edge Goodaver Grey Wethers Hoarstones Hordron Edge Hurlers Leper Stone Long Meg and Her Daughters Mên-an-Tol The Merry Maidens Mitchell's Fold Nine Ladies Nine Stones, Altarnun Pipers Rollright Rudston Monolith Scorhill Stannon Stanton Drew Stonehenge Stripple Swinside Trippet

France	Barnenez Tumulus of Bougon Caixa de Rotllan Carnac Menhir de Champ-Dolent Dolmen de Bagneux Broken Menhir of Er Grah Filitosa Gallardet Dolmen Gavrinis Harrespil Kerzerho Locmariaquer megaliths Mane Braz Paddaghju Peyre-Brune Tremeca Verziau of Gargantua

Germany	Megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lancken-Granitz dolmens

Ireland	Ardgroom Beltany stone circle Bohonagh Brownshill Dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlestrange stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown Portal Tomb Glantane East Grange stone circle High cross Knocknakilla Meehambee Dolmen Piper's Stones Poulnabrone dolmen Reask Templebryan Stone Circle Turoe stone Uragh Stone Circle

Jersey	Jersey Dolmens La Hougue Bie

Malta	Ġgantija Ħaġar Qim Ħal-Saflieni Megalithic Temples of Malta Mnajdra Ta' Ħaġrat Temples Skorba Tarxien

Netherlands	Hunebed

Northern Ireland	Aughlish Ballynoe Beaghmore Corick Drumskinny Legananny Giant's Ring

Poland	Brąchnówko Grzybnica Odry Węsiory

Portugal	Almendres Cromlech Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Cunha Baixa Dolmen

Russia	Dolmens of North Caucasus Thunder Stone Megaliths in the Urals Russian Geoglyph

Scandinavia	Picture stones Runestones Stone circles Stone ships

Scotland	Balquhain Callanish I II III IV VIII X Carlin Cat Stane Clach an Trushal Colmeallie Drybridge Easter Aquhorthies Lochmaben Stone Pictish Ring of Brodgar Sheldon Stenness Steinacleit Strichen Yonder Bognie

Ukraine	Boundary stones

Wales	Barclodiad y Gawres Bedd Arthur Bedd Taliesin Bodowyr Bryn Cader Faner Bryn Celli Ddu Bryn Gwyn stones Capel Garmon Carreg Coetan Arthur Carreg Samson Coetan Arthur Foel Chwern Llanfechell Lligwy Burial Chamber Maen Llia Maen Madoc Meini Hirion Moel Tŷ Uchaf Parc Cwm long cairn Pentre Ifan St Lythans burial chamber Tinkinswood Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber Whetstones

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