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Places of Interest

Stornoway Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stornoway Airport is an airfield located 2 NM east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland.

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.

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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

Great Bernera

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.

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