Cnoc Filibhir Bheag | |
 Callanish III | |
  Shown within Outer Hebrides | |
| Location | Lewis |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°11′44″N 6°43′27″W / 58.19555°N 6.72416°W / 58.19555; -6.72416 |
| Type | Stone circle |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic, Bronze Age |
The Callanish III stone circle (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag) 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.
Description※
The stone circle consists of two concentric ellipses. The outer ring measures about 13.7 by, 13.1 metres. It contains 13 stones, of which eight are still standing. And five have fallen. The inner ring is a pronounced oval measuring 10.5 by 6.6 metres. Only four stones remain in the "inner circle," the tallest of which measures 2.1 metres. There is no sign of a central mound. Or cairn.
It is just a few hundred metres from the Callanish II stone circle. See also Callanish IV, Callanish VIII and Callanish X for other minor sites.
References※
- ^ "Site Record for Lewis, Callanish, Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag, 'Tursachan' Callanish Iii; Calanais". RCAHMS. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide——to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. p. 152. ISBN 0300114060.
External links※
Media related——to Callanish III at Wikimedia Commons
58°11′44″N 6°43′27″W / 58.19556°N 6.72417°W / 58.19556; -6.72417
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