Scotland’s Stonehenge of the North - Wilderness Scotland
Jun 21, 2017 · The Standing Stones of Callanish (or Calanais to give it it’s Gaelic spelling) have been nicknamed the ‘Stonehenge of the North’. However, built around 3000 BC, the stones actually predate Stonehenge by approximately 2,000 years. So maybe Stonehenge should be the Callanish of the South?
Stonehenge: Central Altar Stone from Scotland not Wales - BBC
Aug 14, 2024 · The six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the far north of Scotland rather than south-west Wales as previously thought, new analysis has found.
Standing Stones & Stone Circles in Scotland | VisitScotland
Discover the mysterious standing stones and stone circles from Scotland's ancient past. From the Calanais stones on Lewis to the Clava Cairns in Inverness.
Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales - BBC
Aug 14, 2024 · The six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the far north of Scotland rather than south-west Wales as previously thought, new analysis has found.
Callanish Stones - Wikipedia
The Calanais Stones (or "Calanais I": Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais) are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
The unknown story of Scotland's 'Stonehenge' - BBC
Aug 30, 2024 · Forgotten for centuries, Kilmartin Glen in Argyll is one of Britain's most important archaeological landscapes – but most people have never heard of it. On the road north-west from Glasgow through...
Stonehenge’s Altar Stone came from Scotland, study finds - NPR
Aug 15, 2024 · Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland, hundreds of miles farther away than originally...
Stonehenge's 'altar stone' came from Scotland not Wales, …
Aug 15, 2024 · The mysterious Altar Stone at Stonehenge might have been transported more than 700km from north east Scotland. Scientists have revealed the fascinating study about the stone circle but the revelation brings as many questions as it does answers.
Stonehenge discovery highlights 500-mile mystery - Sky News
Aug 14, 2024 · The Altar Stone at the centre of Stonehenge was brought 500 miles from northern Scotland - not Wales - as was previously thought, according to new research, adding to the mystery of the Neolithic ...
The mysterious origin of Stonehenge’s altar stone might have …
Aug 14, 2024 · The stones that Neolithic people used to build Stonehenge have been previously traced to locations in England and Wales. New research shows that the circle's altar stone may have origins in...