Callanish Standing Stones
Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Orkney & Shetland
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Closed — opens 9am
🌳 Outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16EducationalMemberships available
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Walk among the megaliths of an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. The Calanais Standing Stones predate Stonehenge and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years. Archaeologists believe they may have functioned as an astronomical observatory: every 18.6 years, the moon skims especially low over the southern hills in a pattern that could have given authority to those who predicted it. The site is managed in partnership with local charity Urras Nan Tursachan, who operate the visitor centre.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Sit-upon mat
- Pram clip-on fan
- Portable phone charger
- Waterproof jacket
- Sun hat
- Folding stool
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