Lewis War Memorial
The Lewis War Memorial is a war memorial dedicated to the men from the Lewis area who lost their lives in World War I and those who survived the war only to drown while returning home during the 1919 sinking of HMY Iolaire.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: war memorial in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cuimhneachan Cogaidh Leòdhais” and “Lewis, Stornoway, Memorial Avenue, War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lews Castle and Western Isles Hospital.
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.
Western Isles Hospital
Hospital
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Western Isles Hospital is a rural general hospital in Stornoway on Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. Western Isles Hospital is situated 3,200 feet east of Lewis War Memorial.
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. Stornoway Sheriff Court is situated 1 mile southeast of Lewis War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewis and Newvalley.
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.
Newvalley
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newvalley is a hamlet on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Newvalley is within the parish of Stornoway. The remains of the Priest's Glen stone circle are located the north of the settlement.
Marybank
Village
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marybank is a settlement on the outskirts of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is also within the parish of Stornoway. Marybank is situated at the junction of the A858 and A859. Lews Castle and Stornoway Golf Club are to the east of Marybank.
Lewis War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, building, and historic site
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.22191° or 58° 13′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.40036° or 6° 24′ 1″ westInception
1924Height
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9CCM6HCX+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 224391920OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q6537149
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In Other Languages
“Lewis War Memorial” goes by many names.
- German: “Lewis War Memorial”
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