Thursday 13th July
Callanish Stone Circles

Today the weather calmed down – thank goodness. After a hectic trip to Stornoway, we decided to go back to Callanish.



It was really lovely to be at the stones with no wind or rain! It was sunny and calm and with hardly any people at all. In fact, twice, I had the whole place to myself….


We decided to walk over to the other stone circles which are within a stones throw of the main circle. It is quite awesome to look back at Callanish from afar and admire the profile on the hilltop – majestic, proud and strangely feminine.

We could now also see how exposed we had been during the storm.
We walked over to the first set of stones and relaxed in the Sun. One stone stood out to us and we agreed she was the queen. It was a very calm experience.

We carried on to the next circle where we sat for a long while in silence. The circle is a double ring and set alongside the other two, even more special.

When we returned, we felt we had once again walled the land which we have dearly missed. The weather has made it impossible but now we can enjoy it once again. Phew