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: “Castillo de lews”, “Lewis Castle”, “Lewis, Stornoway, Lews Castle”, “Lews Castle, Stornoway, Lewis”, “Stornoway Castle”, and “ルース城”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stornoway Town Hall and An Lanntair.

Town hall
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is a former municipal building…

Arts center
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is an arts centre in the town of in the of Scotland.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stornoway and Lewis.

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is the main town on and the admin centre for all of Scotland's .

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and Harris are a single large island in the or Western Isles of Scotland.

Village
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is a settlement on the outskirts…

Lews Castle

Latitude
58.21161° or 58° 12′ 42″ north
Longitude
-6.39433° or 6° 23′ 40″ west
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Established
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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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: “Lews Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Leódhais”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Leòdhais”
  • Italian: “Castello di Lews”
  • Japanese: “リューズ城”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Lews”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Leòdhais”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Lews”
  • Swedish: “Lews Castle”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bayhead and Town Centre.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Museum Nan Eilean, Steornabhagh and Sunken Garden.

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