Celtic folk traditional tune “Chalanais“. Bagpipes and bodhran. St Patrick’s Day Greetings.

Celtic folk traditional tune “Chalanais“. Bagpipes and bodhran. St Patrick’s Day Greetings. The Callanish Stones (Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais) are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle. They were erected in the late Neolithic era, and were a focus for ritual activity during the Bronze Age. They are near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais) on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland states that the stones were erected roughly 5,000 years ago, pre-dating Stonehenge by at least 2,000 years. According to one tradition, the Callanish Stones were petrified giants who would not convert to Christianity. In the 17th century the people of Lewis were calling the stones fir bhrèige (“false men“).