'Before Caledonia' a journey through Scotland's Ancient Sites. ---------- FACEBOOK share photos, articles, review books and YouTube videos. https://www.facebook.com/groups/39155...​ PATREON monthly support for exclusive, early access content etc.. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21567811​ PAYPAL One off Donation https://paypal.me/BeforeCaledonia?loc​​​​... ---------- Callanish IV Stone Circle | Isle of Lewis | Outer Hebrides | Scotland Ceann Hulavaig is the alternative name for Callanish IV which translates as ‘Head of Hula Bay’.Callanish IV is one of the lesser known and lesser visited sites out-with the main Callanish site. It is unknown if Callanish IV was contemporary with Callanish I. The ancient people layed out Callanish IV as an ellipse ring which is shaped like a rugby ball. The ellipse is roughly 13m by 9.5m in length. Five lichen covered Megaliths still stand in the present day from possibly five millennia ago. A gap in the west arc suggests a missing stone, it is likely there were more standing stones in the ellipse when the site was originally conceived, perhaps they are awaiting discovery in the future. The type of stone the Megaliths are made of is Lewis Gneiss, these are around two tonnes in weight and between 2m and 2.7m high, the broad face of the stones faces into the interior. Three of the stones have pointed tops while the other two in the east section have flat tops. The axis of Callanish IV align’s with the main Callanish site about one and a half miles away to the north west. Inside the circle is a 3.7m diameter round cairn of small boulders, a mini slab set on edge can also be seen. The sunken boggy interior is due to peat clearance in the 1850’s. The ceremonial complex at Callanish is one of the finest in Scotland. Another example of a prehistoric complex is Kilmartin Glen in Argyll and Bute which is also very worth a visit for the casual tourist or dedicated Megalithomaniac. Callanish IV is in the Garynahine area, twelve miles west of Stornoway which is the main town on the Isle of Lewis. Public access is granted and a short 200 meter walk from the B8011 road will take you to the circle. Callanish II and III stone circles are also close by. ————— This short video on Callanish IV is part of a series on the prehistoric landscape complex at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis. Before Caledonia looks at the Neolithic and Bronze Age sites of Scotland’s prehistory which concentrates on Stone Circle’s, Standing Stones and Rock Art. Before Caledonia also has a Facebook group. Please Subscribe for weekly content on Scotland’s prehistoric sites, please share the videos and leave a comment or question for a personal reply. If you would like to support my photography, filming and research, I am on Patreon and PayPal, with the links below. Thanks to my current Patreon’s, thanks for watching and a big thanks to our ancient ancestors. __________ Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100630 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

• published: 19 Mar 2021
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