Lewis, Callanish

Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Lewis, Callanish

Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Calanais

Canmore ID 4166

Site Number NB23SW 19

NGR NB 2180 3320

NGR Description Centred on NB 2180 3320

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General oblique aerial view looking across the remains of the stone circle, stone alignments and township, taken from the SW.

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24/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view looking across the remains of the stone circle, stone alignments and township, taken from the SW.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the WSW.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the blackhouse and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the farmhouse, visitor centre and township adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the blackhouse and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NE.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the W.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NW.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the S.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the ESE.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NE.

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28/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view centred on the research centre, stone circle and stone alignments with the township adjacent, taken from the SW.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the blackhouse and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the SW.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the SSW.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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25/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view looking across the remains of the stone circle, stone alignments and township, taken from the SE.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NE.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NE.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, stone alignments and chambered cairn with the remains of the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NE.

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24/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the farmhouse, visitor centre and township adjacent, taken from the ESE.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the ESE.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the S.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the SE.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NNW.

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28/9/2004

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Callanish, Thatched Cottage View of thatched cottage

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/4/1976

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General oblique aerial view looking across the remains of the stone circle, stone alignments and township, taken from the SSW.

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24/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view looking across the remains of the stone circle, stone alignments and township, taken from the S.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NNW.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with lazy beds adjacent, taken from the WSW.

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Lewis, Callanish, NB23SW 19, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the N.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the W.

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28/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the farmhouse, visitor centre and township adjacent, taken from the NE.

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25/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the islands of Bratanish Mor and Bratanish Beag with the remains of lazy beds adjacent, taken from the SE.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the S.

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24/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the township and lazy beds adjacent, taken from the NNW.

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25/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view centred on the research centre, stone circle and stone alignments with the township adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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28/9/2004

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General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the stone circle, chambered cairn and stone alignments with the farmhouse, visitor centre and township adjacent, taken from the ESE.

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25/9/2004

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Lewis, Callanish, NB23SW 19, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

c. 1958

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Administrative Areas

Council Western Isles
Parish Uig
Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
Former District Western Isles
Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NB23SW 19 centred on 2180 3320

The Object Name Book (OS) describes the township as 'A small village of huts, they are built of peat sods and stones, and are thatched with straw, the only exceptions to these is the Callanish Inn (NB23SW 20) which is built of stone and slated.

Name Book 1853

A crofting township, comprising thirty-two roofed buildings, one of which is annotated as an inn (NB23SW 20), one partially roofed building, twelve unroofed structures of which at least six are annotated as 'Ruin'and some lengths of head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1853, sheet 25). To the E is an extensive system of head-dykes (NB23SW 74) which may be partly associated with this site.

The crofting township has expanded as shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 29 September 1997.

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