Gruffalo

Gruffalo is a work of art in , . Gruffalo is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lews Castle and Matheson Memorial, Lews Castle, Stornoway, Lewis.

Castle
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Memorial
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. is situated 1,700 feet east of Gruffalo.

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.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. and Stornoway Golf Club are to the east of .

Gruffalo

Latitude
58.20869° or 58° 12′ 31″ north
Longitude
-6.39712° or 6° 23′ 50″ west
Open location code
9CCM6J53+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10726810979
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
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