Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built in the years 1847-57 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese Opium trade. In 1918, the Lewis estate including the castle was bought by industrialist Lord Leverhulme from the Matheson family. He gifted the castle to the people of Stornoway parish in 1923.

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  • Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built in the years 1847-57 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese Opium trade. In 1918, the Lewis estate including the castle was bought by industrialist Lord Leverhulme from the Matheson family. He gifted the castle to the people of Stornoway parish in 1923. During World War II the Castle was taken over as accommodation for air and ground crew of 700 Naval Air Squadron, who operated a detachment of six Supermarine Walrus aircraft from a slipway at Cuddy Point in the Grounds. The base was referred to as HMS Mentor. It was also used for accommodation for students of Lews Castle College in the 1950s. Today the building is owned by the local council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and is category A listed building.
  • El Castillo de Lews es un castillo de la era victoriana localizado al oeste de Stornoway, en la Isla de Lewis, en Escocia. Fue construido entre los años 1847 y 1857 como una casa de campo para Sir James Matheson, quien unos años antes había comprado la isla con su fortuna nacida del comercio del opio chino. En 1918, toda la isla, incluyendo el castillo, fue comprada por el industrialista Lord Leverhulme a la familia Matheson. Él regaló el castillo a la gente de la parroquia de Stornoway en 1923. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial el castillo fue tomado para la comodidad de los integrantes del Escuadrón Naval Aéreo 700, el que operaba un destacamento de seis aviones Supermarine Walrus desde una pista en Cuddy Point. Esta base era llamada HMS Mentor. Hoy, el edificio pertenece al consejo local, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, bajo categoría A (Listed building).
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  • Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built in the years 1847-57 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese Opium trade. In 1918, the Lewis estate including the castle was bought by industrialist Lord Leverhulme from the Matheson family. He gifted the castle to the people of Stornoway parish in 1923.
  • El Castillo de Lews es un castillo de la era victoriana localizado al oeste de Stornoway, en la Isla de Lewis, en Escocia. Fue construido entre los años 1847 y 1857 como una casa de campo para Sir James Matheson, quien unos años antes había comprado la isla con su fortuna nacida del comercio del opio chino. En 1918, toda la isla, incluyendo el castillo, fue comprada por el industrialista Lord Leverhulme a la familia Matheson.
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  • Lews Castle
  • Castillo de Lews
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