Draft:Callanish V
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 Callanish V, looking south | |
  Shown within Outer Hebrides | |
| Location | Lewis |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°10′15″N 6°42′19″W / 58.170816°N 6.705258°W |
| Type | Stone row |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic, Bronze Age |
Callanish V is a stone row on the east slope of Druim nam Bidearan on the Isle of Lewis. It one of many megalithic structures around the more well-known and larger Calanais I on the west coast of Lewis, in the Western Isles of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Callanish V a short alignment of stones running diagonally uphill.[1] Looking south along the row of stones a large angular boulder can be seen at the far end of the hillslope, almost 100 metres away.[1] The horizon is 17 kilometers away and the alignment corresponds to where the moon rises at the southern-extreme of the moon’s path.[1]
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Stonefield (4171)". Canmore. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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