Qualla: Clach an Trushal https://qualla.com/clach-an-trushal en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:24 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Clach an Trushal https://qualla.com/clach-an-trushal Clach an Trushal: Introduction https://qualla.com/clach-an-trushal/ In 1914, someone removed the second-to-last standing stone from the circle at Ballantrushal and used it as a lintel. A practical decision, perhaps -- stone is stone, and a doorway needs a header -- but it left Clach an Trushal standing alone, the solitary upright survivor of a circle built approximately five thousand years ago. At roughly six metres tall, it is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland, a monolith of Lewisian gneiss planted in the turf of a Lewis village on the island's west coast. It has outlasted the circle that once surrounded it, the people who raised it, and whatever purpose it originally served.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/f/7/k/clach-an-trushal-wp/gf7k-clach-an-trushal-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Clach an Trushal: The Stone of Compassion https://qualla.com/clach-an-trushal/ The Gaelic name Clach an Trushal translates as 'Stone of Compassion,' though the origin and meaning of the name are debated. Local legend holds that it marks the site of a great battle -- the last to be fought between the feuding clans of the Macaulays and the Morrisons, two fami...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/f/7/k/clach-an-trushal-wp/gf7k-clach-an-trushal-the-stone-of-compassion.mp3 0:06 2 full Clach an Trushal: A Circle Unraveled https://qualla.com/clach-an-trushal/ Archaeological evidence indicates that Clach an Trushal occupied a place within a stone circle, though its position was not central. The circle itself has vanished, its stones removed over centuries for building material, field clearance, or -- in the case of the 1914 stone -- do...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/f/7/k/clach-an-trushal-wp/gf7k-clach-an-trushal-a-circle-unraveled.mp3 0:06 3 full Clach an Trushal: A Landscape That Remembers https://qualla.com/clach-an-trushal/ The village of Ballantrushal sits on the west coast of Lewis, exposed to the Atlantic weather that defines life on the island. The stone stands in a field near the road, unremarkable at first glance until your eye adjusts to its scale. Six metres of gneiss -- rock nearly three bi...

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