Callanish IV (Ceann Hulabhaig)
Ceann Hulabhaig · Garynahine circle
Late Neolithic·Hebridean Late Neolithic·🇬🇧 Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
About
About Callanish IV (Ceann Hulabhaig)
Flattened circle of six stones (four standing, one fallen, one stump) enclosing ruined central burial cairn on moor ~2.2 km south of Callanish I near Garynahine. Ellipse ~13.3 × 9.5 m, tallest orthostat 2.7 m on north. Part of greater Callanish ritual landscape extending along Loch Roag. Excavated minimally; cairn yielded no finds due to robbing. Demonstrates dispersed satellite pattern.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Dispersed outliers vs nucleated complex
Theories
- 01Territorial boundary markers along loch
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2900–2600 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Hebridean Late Neolithic
- Purpose
- Burial cairn within stone circle
- Abandoned
- Bronze Age
- Rediscovered
- RCAHMS survey 1928; Ponting notes
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2900–2600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1382 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
58.1794° N · 6.7228° W · 30 m · 1 mapped feature
North orthostat
standing stone2.7 m tallest slab on north arc
58.1795° N · 6.7229° W