Lews Castle

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Lews Castle is a 19th-century Victorian-era castle and former country house overlooking Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, now used as a museum, cultural venue, and accommodation.

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Lews Castle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle Scottish Baronial ⓘ
Victorian ⓘ
builtInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
commissionedBy Sir James Matheson ⓘ
constructionEnd 1857 ⓘ
constructionStart 1847 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
currentUse cultural venue ⓘ
museum ⓘ
visitor accommodation ⓘ
designedBy Charles Wilson ⓘ
formerOwner Leverhulme family ⓘ
Sir James Matheson ⓘ
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland (listing authority) ⓘ
hasAccommodationOperator Natural Retreats (initial operator) ⓘ
hasCollection Lewis Chessmen (loan display) ⓘ
linked to: Lewis Chessmen

Outer Hebrides historical collections ⓘ
hasFeature formal gardens ⓘ
view over Stornoway ⓘ
woodland grounds ⓘ
hasFunction event venue ⓘ
heritage attraction ⓘ
hasPark Lews Castle Grounds ⓘ
heritageStatus Category A listed building ⓘ
houses Museum nan Eilean ⓘ
museum galleries ⓘ
listedBuildingCategory Category A ⓘ
locatedIn Outer Hebrides ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Stornoway ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn Isle of Lewis ⓘ
name Lews Castle ⓘ
near Stornoway Harbour ⓘ
linked to: Stornoway harbour
operatedBy Museum nan Eilean ⓘ
originalFunction country house ⓘ
overlooks Stornoway ⓘ
ownedBy Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ⓘ
region Na h-Eileanan Siar ⓘ
reopenedAs museum and cultural centre in 2016 ⓘ
surroundedBy Lews Castle Grounds ⓘ
underwent major restoration in 2010s ⓘ
usedAs college (mid-20th century) ⓘ
naval hospital (World War II) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stornoway → hasLandmark → Lews Castle ⓘ
Lews Castle → name → Lews Castle ⓘ