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Calanais Conversations Episode 4
The Prehistory Guys have returned with another episode of Calanais Conversations with Dr Melanie Johnson! Melanie is a specialist in prehistoric pottery and is involved in some fascinating new research around Calanais so we thought we’d invite her along to tell us...

Calanais Conversations Episode 2
We’re very excited to be sharing with you a new series called Calanais Conversations. To learn more about our interviewers, The Prehistory Guys,...

Calanais 2025- Redevelopment plans
We are very excited to be announcing and presenting the new Calanais 2025 Visitor Centre redevelopment plans and if you have any queries about this...

Calanais Conversations Episode 1
We're very excited to be sharing with you a new series called Calanais Conversations. Calanais Conversations will feature guests such as the...
Remembering Calanais: Guest blog by Patrick Ashmore
The chamber tomb being excavated, May 1981. Photo: Patrick Ashmore, © Historic Environment Scotland It's forty years since our excavations at...
Islands of Stone: Neolithic Crannogs in the Outer Hebrides
GUEST BLOG: ‘Islands of stone’: Neolithic crannogs – possible ‘ritual’ sites in Lewis that are older than Calanais Map of Neolithic sites: Fraser...
Mysteries within the Calanais Chamber Tomb: Dr Alison Sheridan
We are delighted to be joined by our own Urras nan Tursachan board member, Dr Alison Sheridan as she sheds light on the chamber tomb found within...