No apology required for re-visiting this astonishing place, for my post on the Isle of Lewis!
Callanish takes you back to the elements – it’s raw and cold, like bones of the earth, and it has a strong magic, too. We went there on a windy day in September, with a strangely ethereal sky and quite challenging lighting. At first I thought most of the photos were useless but with a bit of imagination they have been resurrected.
Photo copyright © Jo Woolf
You can read more about my visit to Callanish here on The Hazel Tree.
More Scottish islands in this series: Kerrera, Islay, Skye, Lismore
12 Comments
http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com
fabulous place = land of fables. The photos capture the mystery of Lewis.
Jo Woolf
Thank you, Viv! Yes, Lewis is a powerful place, full of mystery and magic.
david
I love Callanish and all the other stone circles nearby! It’s a bit like stone circle central. Callanish 1 surpasses all the rest though!
Jo Woolf
That’s true, David! Where people could come and, er… circulate! 🙂
Pat Webster
I visited Lewis and saw these stones more than 50 years ago on my first trip to Scotland. The memory is as clear now as the experience then — it’s a place of mystery and magic. Thank you, Jo, for bringing the memories from the back to the front of my mind.
Jo Woolf
You are so welcome, Pat! I really enjoyed going back there myself, in memory at least, while looking through the photos. It’s the kind of place that stays with you forever.
Pat
My jaw dropped at the first picture. Hard to doubt there’s magic there. But I do doubt there are many around who could make use of it anymore. Thanks, Jo!
Jo Woolf
Glad you liked this, Pat! Yes, it’s an awe-inspiring place. The more I learn about these sites, the deeper the mystery seems to get. There’s a huge yawning gap between our historical data and the wisdom of the people who built places like this.
Martin
Great pictures, Jo. The textures of the Lewis stones are just so wonderful. I’m not a morning person, but there’s nowhere I’ve been happier to get up for a summer sunrise than Callanish. Such a wonderful (and baffling) site.
Jo Woolf
Thank you very much, Martin! Yes, I agree with you – I would get up at any time to go and see the sunrise over Callanish! 🙂
christinelaennec
I have had the chance to visit Callanish twice this year, and it never fails to disappoint. A magical place.
Jo Woolf
How wonderful, Christine! Yes – I would love to go back there myself.