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Achmore Stone Circle
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Aird Sleitenish Stone Circle
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Airigh Mhaoldonuich Standing Stone / Menhir
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Ballantrushall Stone Circle
Beinn Bhreac Cairn(s)
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Bernera Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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19 sites
Callanish and its Environs
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Carnan a'Ghrodhair Souterrain
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Clachan a Chaluim Standing Stones
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Clach an Trushal Standing Stone / Menhir
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Clach an Tursa Standing Stone / Menhir
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Clach Bioreach Standing Stone / Menhir
Clach Ghlas Standing Stone / Menhir
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Clach Stein Standing Stones
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Clach Stei Lin Stone Circle
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Cnoc Nan Dursainean Chambered Cairn
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Cnoc Na Croich Chambered Tomb
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Coir Fhinn Chambered Cairn
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Druim Dubh Stone Circle
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Dun Barraglom Broch
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Dun Borranish Stone Fort / Dun
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Dun Borve Cup Marked Stone
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Dun Carloway Broch
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Dun Cromor Stone Fort / Dun
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Dun Loch an Duin Stone Fort / Dun
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Fang Circle Stone Circle
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Loch An Duin Stone Fort / Dun
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Loch an Duna Broch
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Loch An Dunain Stone Fort / Dun
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The Macleod Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Rodelpark Stone Fort / Dun
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Roghadal Stone Circle
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Rubha Charnain Cup Marked Stone
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Sgarasta Standing Stone / Menhir
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Steinacleit Stone Circle
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Stone 10
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Taransay Standing Stone / Menhir
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Traigh Bostadh Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Traigh Na Berie Broch
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Cleiteir Standing Stones Standing Stones
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Sildinis Kerbed Cairn

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Contentious £200m Lewis windfarm takes step forward


environmental survey for site on outskirts of Stornoway lodged with Scottish Government


Plans to build a controversial £200million windfarm on the outskirts of Stornoway have moved forward... continues...
moss Posted by moss
24th September 2010ce

Council backs huge wind farm plan


"Plans to build the largest onshore wind farm in Europe have been approved by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council).
An application by Lewis Wind Power for a 209 turbine wind farm in North Lewis, costing £400m, was passed by 19 votes to eight on Wednesday evening.

It was approved despite more than 4,000 objections... continues...
baza Posted by baza
1st July 2005ce

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An Account of some Remains of Antiquity In the Island of Lewis, one of the Hebrides. In a letter from Colin M'Kenzie, Esq to John M'Kenzie, Esq;

From Archaeologica Scotica: transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Volume 1 (1792)
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
21st August 2006ce

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Airigh nam Bidearan (Stone Row / Alignment) — Images (click to view fullsize)

<b>Airigh nam Bidearan</b>Posted by tiompan<b>Airigh nam Bidearan</b>Posted by tiompan tiompan Posted by tiompan
22nd May 2011ce

Clach an Trushal (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Folklore

Leabhar na Feinne (1872) by J F Campbell.

This book of Gaelic ballads includes one called 'Laoidh an Truisealaich' . It is "an imaginary conversation with a great standing Stone" and "Murray, the reciter, asserts that it was the custom in his youth to recite this 'Lay of the Truiseal Stone,' near the butt of Lewis in Shawbost."

It's quite long so if your Gaelic is up to it you may read it at
http://www.archive.org/stream/leabharnafeinne00campgoog#page/n239/mode/1up
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
30th April 2011ce

Sgarasta (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Folklore

On the top of a high stone in Scaristavor parks, the raven will drink its fill of men's blood [..]

This stone is about ten ft. high, and is one of the three fragments into which a larger stone, used by an old woman of former days as a hammer to knock limpets off the rocks (ord bhairneach) was broken. Of the other two, one is in Uigh an du tuath, and one in Tarnsa Islet. At a spot from which these three fragments can be seen, there is hidden an urn of silver and an urn of gold (croggan oir's cr. airgid). It is easy to find a place whence one can see two, but when about to see the third, one of the first two disappears. Five or six yards make all the difference. A herdsman once found the spot, but when digging for the treasure he happened to see a heifer that had fallen on its back in a stream. He ran to its rescue, and never could find the place again.
From p274 of 'Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland' by John Gregorson Campbell (1900).
http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029909896#page/n297
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
18th April 2011ce

Callanish (Standing Stones) — Images

<b>Callanish</b>Posted by Snap<b>Callanish</b>Posted by fitzcoraldo<b>Callanish</b>Posted by fitzcoraldo fitzcoraldo Posted by fitzcoraldo
18th March 2011ce

Ceann Hulavig (Stone Circle) — Images

<b>Ceann Hulavig</b>Posted by GLADMAN GLADMAN Posted by GLADMAN
6th March 2011ce

Callanish (Standing Stones) — Images

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6th February 2011ce

Bernera Bridge Circle (Stone Circle) — Images

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23rd January 2011ce
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