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I felt compelled to visit Scotland without truly understanding why. I said I was called by my studies of Celtic mythology and by images I had seen of the land. I told people in Scotland I was on an…

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Unmissable things to do in Lewis and Harris. From award winning beaches to ancient historical sites, there is something for all to love in Lewis and Harris.

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the aurora lights over stonehenge circle in northern england, with clouds and stars overhead

SANDIE MACIVER, from the Hebrides, travels the islands in search of the aurora borealis natural phenomenon. Check out her stunning snaps in the gallery below.

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Number 11 in the series : The Callanish Stones (or "Callanish I"), Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais in Gaelic, are situated near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais) on the west coast of the isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland. Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC (contemporary with Stonehenge), though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC. A tomb was later built into the site. Debris from the destruction of the…

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New evidence of a massive lightning strike at the centre of a stone circle in the Outer Hebrides may help shed light on why these monuments were created thousands of years ago. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

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