Snowy Stones

These stones are part of the group of the Callanish standing stones.
As we were out and about to enjoy the snow and the scenery I thought that this would be an interesting Blip for today. Also inserted a brief description on the main site.

First mentioned by Diodorus Siculus in 55BC the standing stones are believed to be approximately 5,000 years old. The Hebridean scenery of that period would have been completely different from today, the sea was lower and the climate much milder. The weather was ideal for the production of a variety of crops which included Barley. The stones are of Lewisian gneiss. Unlike Stonehenge, the stones of Callanish are not a true circle the layout is more cruxiform in shape.

Hope you are all having a good weekend .
I will also put more Blips on the snowy stones in my Blipfolio.