One of the most impressive megalithic structures of Scotland is the cross-shaped group of standing stones known as the Callanish Stones or namely Callanish I. It was built circa 3000 BCE. Details about the primary stone circle and other adjacent smaller structures, designated as Callanish II to X is available at a contemporary visitor information spot. Apparently, these stone-structures were ancient pre-Christian buildings in Gàidhealtachd of Scotland or in the Celtic kingdoms. These s tanding stones similar to Stonehenge that are vertical and located in Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, or Western Isles, are thought to be older than Stonehenge and have been there for now more than 5000 years. They are thought to represent symbols of sun worship. They were a centre for ceremonial practice during the Bronze Age and were thought to have been established in the late Neolithic period. The stone circle comprises thirteen stones and measures 11.4 metres in diameter. The stone circle is more of a ring with a flattened eastern edge than a perfectly round formation. The main monolith is located 0.8 metres west of the actual origin of the stone circle. The monolith, which appears as the rudder of a ship, is around seven tonnes heavy. A chambered tomb measuring 6.4 metres in length is located between the eastern and central monoliths of the stone circle. This is wedged between the eastern stones and the main monolith and was constructed after the stone circle. The numerous pottery shards discovered show that the tomb was utilized for many centuries. These pottery shards comprised multiple sherds of beaker vessels and shards of grooved ware in addition to the native Hebridean pots. [Information Credit : Callanish ; Scottish_mythology; Callanish_Stones; Wikipedia] [Image-Credit: Callanish_Stones; Wikipedia] [Image: Chambered tomb of Callanish Stones] [Image Availed Under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported; Image-Author :- Nachosan, Wikipedia] (Kindly Relate to Individual Source Image URLs for More Usage Properties)] [License-Link : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en ] [Source Image URL : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Callanish_I_2011_17.JPG ] #Architecture
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