Callernish

Callernish, a village and district of Scotland, is situated on the W. coast of the island of Lewis, and is remarkable for its circles of standing stones. The chief one is 42 ft. in diameter, and is composed of stones from 10 ft. to 13 ft. high. The whole structure of which this circle is part is cruciform in shape, and its extreme dimensions are 408 ft. by 130 ft.