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Outer Hebrides. Lewis Island: Standing Stones of Callanish erected around 2000 BC, one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. A tomb was later built into the site. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north.

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Outer Hebrides. Lewis Island: Standing Stones of Callanish erected around 2000 BC, one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. A tomb was later built into the site. The 13 primary stones form a circle about 13 m in diameter, with a long approach avenue of stones to the north.