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Tursachan Chalanais

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

58.19759, -6.74515

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Grey Heron
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Calanais Visitor Centre Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron, Oystercatcher +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron, Oystercatcher +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Dusky Brocade +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Dusky Brocade +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Sea Plantain, Montbretia +155 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Sea Plantain, Montbretia +155 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Dandelion +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hebridean WayCycling route
Named routeRef HWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Callanish Stones (Tursachan Chalanais)

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Callanish Stones (Tursachan Chalanais)

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Nearby places

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✦Callanish XIIHistoric site2 km→✦Callanish XIXHistoric site700 m→✦Cnoc Ceann a' GhàrraidhHistoric site1 km→✦Cnoc Fhillibhir BhigHistoric site1.3 km→✦Callanish XIVHistoric site1.3 km→✦Dun BarraglomHistoric site4.7 km→

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