Lews Castle, Stornoway

A named place photographed at this map point in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Lews Castle, Stornoway, was built in the 19th century by the Macleod of Lewis family, who had long held the island of Lewis under the Lordship of the Isles. It is important as a symbol of the historical and cultural heritage of the Western Isles and as a prominent civic and historical building in Stornoway.