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Calanais Standing Stones and Visitors Centre
 Street address: Calanais, Lewis, Western Isles HS2 9YD, Scotland, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 1851 621422
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID=PL_051; http://www.calanaisvisitorcentre.co.uk/
Contact: Steward
Opening hours: Standing stones: 10am-6pm daily; Visitors' Centre: Apr-Sep: 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun; Oct-Mar: 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, closed Sun-Tue
Admission: £4 adult, £2 child, £3 concessions
Accessibility: Disabled parking, disabled access to Visitors' Centre; gravel path leading from Visitors' Centre to monuments
There are at least a dozen sites of interest around Calanais. The main stone complex contains around 50 stones in a cross-shaped setting and dates from around 3000 BCE. The impressive inner circle comprises 13 stones, the tallest of which is 4m high, and a small chambered cairn
The site itself is managed by Historic Scotland, while the small Visitors' Centre is managed by Urras nan Tursachan - Standing Stones Trust. The Centre features the 'Story of the Stones' exhibition, a fascinating walk-through display with graphic panels, models and an audio-visual display with a seating area which explores how the Standing Stones were built and used and what they have meant to people through the centuries.
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