The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones, located on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. They were erected 5, 000 years ago, predating England's famous Stonehenge, and served as an important site for ritual activity for at least 2, 000 years
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The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones, located on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. They were erected 5, 000 years ago, predating England's famous Stonehenge, and served as an important site for ritual activity for at least 2, 000 years

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Sep 27, 2018

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