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Lews Castle

Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, , Scotland. It was built in the years 1844–51 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese opium trade.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: 1848-1860 country house in Stornoway, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Lewis, Stornoway, Lews Castle”, “Lews Castle, Stornoway, Lewis”, and “Stornoway Castle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stornoway Town Hall and An Lanntair.

Town hall
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former municipal building on South Beach in , , Scotland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Stornoway Town Council, is a Category B listed building.

Arts center
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an arts centre in the town of in the of Scotland. The centre is home to a , and art gallery. Previously located in the Town Hall, moved to its current new building overlooking the harbour in September 2005.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stornoway and Lewis.

Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main town on and the admin centre for all of Scotland's . Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.

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and Harris are a single large island in the or Western Isles of Scotland. It's the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger.

Village
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is a settlement on the outskirts of , in the of Scotland. It is also within the parish of Stornoway. is situated at the junction of the A858 and A859. Lews Castle and Stornoway Golf Club are to the east of .

Lews Castle

Latitude
58.21161° or 58° 12′ 42″ north
Longitude
-6.39433° or 6° 23′ 40″ west
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Inception
1846
Open location code
9CCM6J64+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 59304725
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2644552
Wiki­data ID
Q2969723
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Satellite Map

Discover Lews Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Lews Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lews gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “刘易斯城堡”
  • Danish: “Lews Castle”
  • Dutch: “Lews Castle”
  • French: “château de Lews”
  • French: “Château de Lews”
  • German: “Lewis Castle”
  • German: “Lews Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Leódhais”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Leòdhais”
  • Italian: “Castello di Lews”
  • Japanese: “リューズ城”
  • Japanese: “ルース城”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Lews”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Leòdhais”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de lews”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Lews”
  • Swedish: “Lews Castle”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bayhead and Town Centre.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum Nan Eilean, Steornabhagh and Sunken Garden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lews Castle”. Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.