Cnoc Ceann a' Gharaidh | |
 Callanish II seen from the west | |
  Callanish II Shown within Outer Hebrides | |
| Location | Lewis |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°11′40″N6°43′44″W / 58.19444°N 6.72888°W /58.19444; -6.72888 |
| Type | Stone circle |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Founded | c. 2750 BC[1] |
| Periods | Neolithic,Bronze Age |
TheCallanish IIstone circle (Scottish Gaelic:Cnoc Ceann a' Gharaidh[2]) is one of manymegalithic structures around the better-known (and larger)Calanais I on the west coast of theIsle of Lewis, in theOuter Hebrides,Scotland.
Callanish II is situated on a ridge just 90 metres from the waters ofLoch Roag.[3] It is just a few hundred metres from theCallanish III stone circle. SeeCallanish IV,Callanish VIII, andCallanish X for other minor sites.
The stone circle consists of seven thin standing stones arranged in the shape of an ellipse measuring 21.6 by 18.9 metres.[3] Five of the stones are standing and two have fallen.[2] The stones vary from 2 to 3.3 metres in height.[2] A slab, 1.4 metres long, lies in front of the western stone, pointing towards the centre of the circle.[2] The stone circle surrounds acairn with a diameter of 8.5 metres.[2]
When 3 feet (1 metre) ofpeat was removed from the site in 1848, four holes were noticed, three grouped in an arc at the northwest, a fourth at the south-west.[3] Woodcharcoal found in them suggests that they formed an earlier timber circle about 10 metres in diameter.[3]
58°11′40″N6°43′44″W / 58.19444°N 6.72889°W /58.19444; -6.72889
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