Lews Castle
Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, 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.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 feet (30 metres)
- …dates from 1846
- Description: 1848-1860 country house in Stornoway, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Lewis, Stornoway, Lews Castle”“Lews Castle, Stornoway, Lewis”“Stornoway Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Stornoway Town Hall
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An Lanntair
An Lanntair is an arts centre in the town of Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stornoway and Lewis.
Stornoway
Stornoway is the main town on Lewis and the admin centre for all of Scotland's Outer Hebrides.
Lewis
Lewis and Harris are a single large island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland.
Lews Castle
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Latitude
58.21161° or 58° 12′ 42″ north
Longitude
-6.39433° or 6° 23′ 40″ west
Open location code
9CCM6J64+J7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Lews Castle” goes by many names.
Lews gazteluaBasque
刘易斯城堡Chinese
Lews CastleDanish
Lews CastleDutch
Caisteal LeódhaisIrish
Castello di LewsItalian
リューズ城Japanese
ルース城Japanese
Caisteal LeòdhaisScottish Gaelic
Lews CastleSwedish
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