Region : Western Isles Island : Lewis (Leòdhas) Town or village : Shader (Siadar) Grid Reference : NB 396 540 Period : 3rd-2nd millennium BC Steinacleit (Stein-a-cleit) STONE SETTING

This enigmatic monument in Lewis (Western Isles) has been described as an eccentric stone circle, a denuded chambered cairn or, more recently, as a domestic settlement. The main feature is a circular structure delimited by a kerb of eleven large stones, 15.8m in diameter (in the photo). It lies to the side of an oval enclosure bounded by a low wall, on a false crest above a small loch. The enclosure measures 82m x 56m. The site is unexcavated and its purpose is still unknown. About 170m to the north is the Clach Stei Lin standing stone and to the west is the impressive Clach an Trushal monolith. In care of Historic Scotland

Miscellaneous sites ------------------ Achavanich Dwarfie Stane Liddle Stanydale Steinacleit Other sites in the Western Isles ---------------------- Achmore Barpa Langass Borvemore Callanish Callanish II Callanish III Callanish IV Callanish V Callanish VIII Clach an Trushal Clach Mhic Leòid Clettraval Dun an Sticir Dun Carloway Na Fir Bhreige Pobull Fhinn Steinacleit Unival