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{{Short description|Archaeological site in Scotland}}
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'''Steinacleit''' is a [[prehistoric]] [[archeological site]] on the west coast of [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of Scotland.

The site consists of an array of boulders that mark what is left of a [[chambered cairn]], and possibly demarcate a huge [[Hall (concept)|hall]] overlaying the site. There are ten large stone slabs surrounding the central mound. Folk legend of the Outer Hebrides states there was probably a battlefield nearby. The site is {{convert|50|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=off}} in diameter and oval in shape. The age of the site is debatable and according to different sources ranges from 1800&ndash;1500&nbsp;BC or 3000&ndash;1500&nbsp;BC.

The standing stone [[Clach an Trushal]] is visible to the south west from the stone circle.

==External links==
*http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID=PL_274

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[[Category:2nd-millennium BC architecture in Scotland]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in the Outer Hebrides]]
[[Category:Historic Environment Scotland properties in the Outer Hebrides]]
[[Category:Prehistoric sites in Scotland]]
[[Category:Chambered cairns in Scotland]]
[[Category:Scheduled monuments in the Outer Hebrides]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the Isle of Lewis]]


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