The standing stones of Callanish on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
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Callanish Stones

A stone cross on a Scottish island where, every 18.6 years, the moon skims the hills and returns.

The monument was built during the Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BC.

Observatory, temple, or both?

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Photo: Original uploader was Netvor at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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