Callanish VIII

Callanish VIII
Tursachan
The stones in 2013
Callanish VIII
Location in Scotland, United Kingdom
LocationLewis, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates58°12′20″N 6°49′45″W / 58.20554°N 6.82906°W / 58.20554; -6.82906
TypeStanding stones
History
MaterialStone
Foundedc. 2750 BC
PeriodsNeolithic, Bronze Age

The Callanish VIII stone setting is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known (and larger) Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland. It is also known locally as Tursachan.