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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lews Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Scottish Baronial
NERFINISHED
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Victorian ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sir James Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1857 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1847 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
ⓘ
museum ⓘ visitor accommodation ⓘ |
| designedBy | Charles Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOwner |
Leverhulme family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir James Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Historic Environment Scotland (listing authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccommodationOperator | Natural Retreats (initial operator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Lewis Chessmen (loan display)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides historical collections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
formal gardens
ⓘ
view over Stornoway ⓘ woodland grounds ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
event venue
ⓘ
heritage attraction ⓘ |
| hasPark | Lews Castle Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| houses |
Museum nan Eilean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
museum galleries ⓘ |
| listedBuildingCategory | Category A ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Outer Hebrides
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Stornoway NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isle of Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lews Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Stornoway Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Museum nan Eilean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | country house ⓘ |
| overlooks | Stornoway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Na h-Eileanan Siar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedAs | museum and cultural centre in 2016 ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Lews Castle Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwent | major restoration in 2010s ⓘ |
| usedAs |
college (mid-20th century)
ⓘ
naval hospital (World War II) ⓘ |
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