New Support for Local Communities and Heritage Projects
Community groups across the Outer Hebrides are set to benefit from a new grant scheme created to help local people explore, care for, and share our islands' rich history and culture.
We are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Come in and immerse yourself in the mystery of Calanais, browse our gift shop and warm up with a good Hebridean cuppa!
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Community groups across the Outer Hebrides are set to benefit from a new grant scheme created to help local people explore, care for, and share our islands' rich history and culture.
Calanais Standing Stones and Visitor Centre celebrates Scottish Archaeology Month with a programme of events bringing archaeology, stories and community together
The new Calanais Standing Stones Visitor Centre was proud to welcome the King's Baton on 16 July as the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games King's Baton Relay visits the Outer Hebrides.
Visitors are invited to experience the new Calanais Visitor Centre during a special preview season ahead of its official opening later in 2026.
The Fund represents a major opportunity to empower local communities, deepen engagement with the Outer Hebrides’ heritage, and enhance wellbeing through inclusive, accessible, and sustainable projects. By supporting initiatives that connect people to the islan
The exciting redevelopment of the Calanais Visitor Centre is well underway, and we recently spoke with the team at Lewis Builders to get the inside scoop on this major heritage project.
The new Calanais Visitor Centre recognises the need to carefully conserve and care for the Calanais site, supporting sustainable tourism that protects its heritage while enhancing the visitor experience and the local community for years to come.
Urras nan Tursachan (The Standing Stones Trust) is an independent, not-for-profit charitable trust based in the northwest of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
As we build towards the launch of the new Calanais Visitor Centre website, we're shining a spotlight on the creative team behind it - Four Agency.