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Callanish II
Cnoc Ceann a' Gharaidh
Callanish II seen from the west
Callanish II is located in Outer Hebrides
Callanish II
Shown within Outer Hebrides
LocationLewis
Coordinates58°11′40″N 6°43′44″W / 58.19444°N 6.72888°W / 58.19444; -6.72888
TypeStone circle
History
PeriodsNeolithic, Bronze Age

The Callanish II stone circle (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Ceann a' Gharaidh[1]) is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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