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Calanais Conversations, Episode 3

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This series of Calanais Conversations explores the history, archaeology, and stories of the Calanais Stones.

Our interviews are hosted by the Prehistoric Guys – learn more about them and explore their podcasts here: https://theprehistoryguys.uk/

In Episode 3, Dr Jo Hambly works with the SCAPE Trust, an organisation dedicated to exploring Scotland’s Archaeology, history, and part environments. In this episode Calanais Conversations, she talks with the Prehistory Guys about her work at SCAPE and her role in the Year of Coasts and Waters projects at the Calanais Visitor Centre.

Jo guided members of the public in identifying and recording coastal erosion, helping to connect communities with the archaeology and environment of Scotland’s coastlines. Learn more about SCAPE Trust and the project here:
https://scapetrust.org/who-we-are/
https://www.calanais.org/2021/07/02/the-year-of-coasts-waters-project-2021/

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An image of the Calanais stones from 1870s by James Valentine.

The New Exhibition at the Calanais Visitor Centre

Visit the Calanais Visitor Centre to explore our new exhibition, offering visitors an immersive journey through over 5,000 years of history, heritage, and culture.
The New Exhibition at the Calanais Visitor Centre

Calanais Conversations

Calanais Conversations, features archaeologists, researchers, authors, and local experts and explore their personal history with Calanais and why these Standing Stones are so unique.

Calanais Conversations

Islands of Stone: Neolithic Crannogs in the Outer Hebrides

The stone circle complex at Calanais is considered by many to have been part of a highly significant ritual landscape, where groups of people would have gathered in order to celebrate special events and to conduct ceremonies.

Islands of Stone: Neolithic Crannogs in the Outer Hebrides