The Calanais Stones

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 All circle 8H round and back
9-16 2s+3s dance RH across and LH across while 1s and 4s chase clockwise round back to place
17-20 1s+2s also 3s+4s turn RH on sides
21-24 All set and link for 4 couples:
 2 dancers at left of line dance in as 2 dancers at right of line cast
 1s to 2nd place, 2s to 4th place, 3s to 1st place, 4s to 3rd place. 3142
25-32 All dance RSh reels of 3 on sides

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

The Calanais Stones - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Information

The Callanish Stones, known in Scottish Gaelic as Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais, are an arrangement of standing stones on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.

Positioned in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, they were erected during the late Neolithic period and served as a focal point for ritual activities in the Bronze Age. These ancient stones are located near the village of Callanish on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

Callanish Stone Circle At Sunset

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