What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Lews Castle, located on the Isle of Lewis in Na h-Eileanan Siar, was built in the late 19th century by Sir James Matheson, a Scottish banker and member of the influential Matheson family. The castle is important as a symbol of Victorian-era Scottish architecture and the historical presence of Clan Donald in the Western Isles.
Places near here
Lews Castle CollegeCollege (period Unassigned) · 94 yd
Lews Castle, StornowayCastle, fort or tower · 142 yd
Caisteal LeòdhaisCastle · 158 yd
Lews CastleFormal Garden (19th Century), Glasshouse (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 205 yd
Lewis, Stornoway, Lews Castle, Woodlands CentreFootbridge (period Unassigned) · 310 yd
StornowayWater Tank (modern) · 337 yd
Matheson MemorialMemorial · 408 yd.jpg?width=1280)
The head of Sir James Matheson on Lady Matheson's Memorial, StornowayHeritage place · 410 yd
Àird nan LaoghHeadland · 503 yd
North Beach Quay, StornowayBeach · 517 yd
Evening at North Beach QuayBeach · 529 yd
Cromwell Street, StreetRectilinear Enclosure (post Medieval) · 530 ydOther information
Photo: Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0