Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe

Standing Stone / Menhir
NB228329

Also known as:

Callanish XIV

Nearest town:

Stornoway (20km ENE)

OS reference:

NB228329

OS sheets:

8, 13

Latitude:

58° 11' 51.94 N

Longitude:

6° 43' 6.56 W

Added to TMA by

Kammer

Images (2)
Fieldnotes (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 6th August 2004: Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe, with Calanais indicated by the red arrow.

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer May 30, 2005

Taken 6th August 2004: Louise (5ft 6) standing next to Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe. This shot is taken from the the south (approximately speaking).

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer May 30, 2005

Articles

Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe

Standing Stone / Menhir

Kammer May 30, 2005

Visited 6th August 2005: This site isn’t acknowledged by everyone as prehistoric, but having read about it and spoken to Margaret Ponting about it, I was curious. Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe (pronounced kroc skayth na hoo-ya) is on the way to Na Dromannan:

Starting from the A858, park in the lay-by nearest to Cnoc Fillibhear Bheag. Cross the road and follow it, heading away from Calanais, until you are past the cottages on your left (I think you may cross over a cattle grid, but I’m not 100% sure). Here there’s a gate taking you into a small paddock on the other of which is another gate. From this point on you’re in open countryside.

At this point work your way onto the rocky outcrop behind the cottages, and this is where you’ll find Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe. Don’t expect to find it easily!

Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe

Standing Stone / Menhir

Kammer May 30, 2005

The significance of Cnoc Sgeir na h-Uidhe (aka Callanish XIV) is hypothesised in the book The Stones Around Callanish (ISBN: 0 903960 67 2) by the Pontings:

...the chief interest of this site is that the small erect stone is east of the circle at Callanish I. Thus for an observer at the main site, sunrise occurs directly above site XIV at the equinox.