Lewis, Stornoway, Lews Castle, Cuddy Point Sea Wall and Slipway — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Cuddy Point Sea Wall and Slipway are 19th century maritime defences at Stornoway, recorded within the Lews Castle listing. They show how the castle estate reached the water, giving ships a place to enter and leave while the wall held the shore against the sea.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lewis, Stornoway, Lews Castle, Cuddy Point Sea Wall and Slipway as Sea Defences (19th Century), Slipway (19th Century), Wall (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Lews Castle in Stornoway, Lewis, was built in the late 19th century by Sir James Matheson, a Scottish banker and former owner of the Isle of Lewis. It is important as a symbol of Victorian-era architecture and the historical connection between the island and the Matheson family.

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