Stornoway, Lews Castle

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

Lews Castle in Stornoway was built in the late 19th century by the Macleod of Lewis family, who had long been the dominant landowners in the area. The castle is important as a symbol of the region's historical ties to Scottish aristocracy and as a prominent civic and cultural landmark in the Western Isles.