Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill is a peak in Western Isles, Scotland and has an elevation of 217 feet. Gallows Hill is situated nearby to the quarter Town Centre, as well as near the locality Stornoway Deep Water Port.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lews Castle and An Lanntair.
Lews Castle
Castle
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
An Lanntair
Arts center
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Lanntair is an arts centre in the town of Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The centre is home to a cinema, and art gallery. Previously located in the Town Hall, An Lanntair moved to its current new building overlooking the harbour in September 2005.
Stornoway Sheriff Court
Courthouse
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stornoway Sheriff Court is a judicial building on Lewis Street in Stornoway in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category B listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewis and Stornoway.
Lewis
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lewis and Harris are a single large island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It's the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger.
Stornoway
Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stornoway is the main town on Lewis and the admin centre for all of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. 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.
Newmarket
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newmarket is a village in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, on the Isle of Lewis near Stornoway. It is part of the Leodsoch countryside and a peat site is not far away.
Gallows Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 217 feet
- Also known as: “Cnoc na Croich”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.2037° or 58° 12′ 13″ northLongitude
-6.3983° or 6° 23′ 54″ westElevation
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9CCM6J32+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3899736114OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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