What is recorded here

Stornoway Castle stands in Lewis as a medieval ruin, its stones worn by salt air and time. The exact chamber where people lived has vanished, but the castle still belongs to the island and the island still carries it in memory.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lewis, Stornoway Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Stornoway Castle on Lewis was built in the late 16th century by the Macleod of Lewis clan, who held the island under the Lordship of the Isles. It is remembered as a key stronghold in the defense and governance of the Western Isles during the late medieval period.

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