Visit The
Calanais Standing Stones

  The stones are AMAZING, difficult to conceive of these being erected 4000+ years ago.

Sadly the cafe staff lacked the welcoming approach and courtesy we have seen generally... read more throughout the Hebrides. We were served stale scones and when I told the staff there was no apology.

The History of the Stones ticket lady could not have been more welcoming and helpful.
Really interesting display, I will always wish I knew why and what caused these amazing places to be built.

  One of the ‘must see’ things when visiting the island. There is a good sized car park and toilets. Have seen a few stone circles and that one is probably... read more the most impressive.

  Exceptional standing stones site. The best stone circle I've ever seen. Didn't feel we needed to see any others after this... we thought any other would probably be a disappointment.... read more If you only have time to see one stone circle, this is the one.

  We arrived here around 10.30am on a sunday and the car park was almost full, it is a very small carpark and definitely not suitable for larger vehicles.
The stones... read more themselves are an amazing sight to see and you are able to get up close to them, which has good and bad points. Such as if your trying to take a photo, someone will probably walk right in front of you and get in your way without a doubt!
I have visited Stonehenge and did prefer the one way system they had, as people were all over the place and bumping into you here, as these are enclosed in a small field.
There is only one information board that we could see but there is more stone circles further along but we didnt have time to see them all.
It is certainly a must do when you visit Lewis and Harris.

  We visited the Stones on a very wet and windy day. It was still worth getting out to look at them and marvel at the age of them and... read more how they got there. The sun came out in time for us to look at the wonderful views. Not many people on a rainy day. The visitor centre was closed so can't comment on it.

  Scotland’s answer to Stonehenge but older!!! Great experience..these date back to circa 3000 BC.
Loads of information at site with a great Visitor centre/museum/ shop.

  My last visit to Callanish was on a Sunday when the visitor centre was closed, but this time we were able to find out more about the stones, use the... read more cafe, and spend time there. We visited twice while were on Lewis, once in the evening when it was quieter, and once during the day. If you have the time, it's well worth visiting some of the other standing stones nearby: Callanish 2, 3, 4 and so on. Callanish is long overdue to be recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  A brilliant ancient site. Very powerful as a place to visit

The stones are very evocative and speak to the past that they represent

  This is very accessible site, not involving any serious hike or walk. The access was free of charge as well as the parking although it charges a few pounds... read more if one wants to see the visitor centre exhibition. There is a small cafe which we did not try. The site is not too big but the stone circle is of a good size. The scene of stones and their history have given us some imagination about the past. A must see when you are in Lewis.

  A fantastic place and so lovely the you can get up close to the stones and the kids can run around. We all thoroughly enjoyed our visit and found the... read more visitor centres exhibition very int

  Our cottage overlooked these stones so we went round them a few times including at sunset, although the midges were particularly bad that night. Well worth a visit.

  I was very impressed by the stones when I visited it during noon period with bright blue sky. Although it was not extremely crowded but taking a picture without someone... read more crossing your path can be a challenge. However I decided to pay it another visit during evening as I missed out another 2 sets of standing stones called Callanish Standing Stones II and Standing Stones III which was less visited. They are located within walking distances but driving will be the best option. But take note that the signage is very small and the car park can only take in one or two vehicles. The evening view was spectacular stunning with practically no crowd. With so much history, I felt I had travelled back to the new stone age period.

  i wouldn't miss this if you have the opportunity to go. the fact that it's free and you can get so close to something so old is incredible.
i really... read more liked it here, the visitor centre was nice too, good to have access to facilities for free. didn't eat there but it looked nice inside too. 🙂 we only spent around half an hour here.

  It was a day of four seasons weather wise but in some ways this made it a realistic experience.It is on raised ground exposed bleak, provocative as it asks you... read more questions and haunting as it stands up to thousands of years of history.
These megaliths at one of Scotland’s most magnificent and best-preserved Neolithic monuments and are in an extraordinary cross-shaped setting erected 5,000 years ago and probably predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.It is also possible they were initially erected as some sort of astronomical observatory
The stones were hewn from otherwise undentable Lewisian gneiss, a central monolith some 12 feet high is surrounded by a circle of 13 stones, while lines or avenues of other stones lead away to all points of the compass.

  My fourth visit and they impress
An essential visit if you are on lewis & Harris
Deeply mysterious
Earlier than Stonehenge
Old like the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney... read more ~ VISIT IT
The Stones are one of life's mysteries and are all the better for it
GREAT coffee in the cafe ~ always good ~ THANK YOU