Callanish Stones
E122919
The Callanish Stones are a famous Neolithic stone circle and ritual site on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, dating back to around 3000 BC.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Callanish Standing Stones | 2 |
| Calanais I | 1 |
| Callanish Stones canonical | 1 |
| Callanish stone circles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1030725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Callanish Stones Context triple: [Lewis and Harris, contains, Callanish Stones]
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A.
Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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B.
Skara Brae
Skara Brae is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic stone village in Orkney, Scotland, dating back over 5,000 years and offering key insights into prehistoric life.
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C.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
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D.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a renowned Gaelic-medium college on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish Gaelic language and culture.
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E.
Moray archaeological site
Moray archaeological site is an Inca ruin in Peru renowned for its series of circular agricultural terraces thought to have been used as an experimental farming laboratory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Callanish Stones Target entity description: The Callanish Stones are a famous Neolithic stone circle and ritual site on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, dating back to around 3000 BC.
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A.
Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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B.
Skara Brae
Skara Brae is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic stone village in Orkney, Scotland, dating back over 5,000 years and offering key insights into prehistoric life.
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C.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
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D.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a renowned Gaelic-medium college on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish Gaelic language and culture.
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E.
Moray archaeological site
Moray archaeological site is an Inca ruin in Peru renowned for its series of circular agricultural terraces thought to have been used as an experimental farming laboratory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic stone circle
ⓘ
prehistoric monument ⓘ ritual site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Callanish Stones
ⓘ
surface form:
Calanais I
|
| associatedWith |
burial practices
ⓘ
lunar alignments ⓘ ritual activity ⓘ |
| attracts |
archaeologists
ⓘ
cultural heritage visitors ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| category |
archaeological site
ⓘ
megalithic site ⓘ stone circle ⓘ |
| centralMonolithHeight | about 4.5 metres ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Skara Brae
ⓘ
surface form:
Neolithic Scotland
|
| discoveredBy | early modern antiquarians ⓘ |
| elevation | on a low ridge above Loch Roag ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | around 3000 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfStones | about 13 stones in main circle ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central monolith
ⓘ
central stone circle ⓘ chambered tomb ⓘ stone avenues ⓘ stone rows ⓘ |
| hasShape | cruciform stone setting ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | Callanish Visitor Centre ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inUseFrom | late Neolithic ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Outer Hebrides
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Isles
|
| locatedIn |
Isle of Lewis
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of Lewis ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | Lewisian gneiss ⓘ |
| near | village of Callanish ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation |
astronomical alignments
ⓘ
roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOfGroup |
Callanish Stones
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Callanish stone circles
|
| region | Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| significance | major prehistoric ritual focus in the Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | 19th-century archaeologists ⓘ |
| usedUntilPeriod | Bronze Age ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Callanish Stones Description of subject: The Callanish Stones are a famous Neolithic stone circle and ritual site on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, dating back to around 3000 BC.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Calanais I
this entity surface form:
Callanish stone circles
this entity surface form:
Callanish Standing Stones
this entity surface form:
Callanish Standing Stones