Caisteal Leòdhais
Caisteal Leòdhais is a 1848-1860 country house in Stornoway, Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Officially, it is a category A listed building. Look also at An Lanntair, 600 m away, first of 4 more within 15 km.
Castle near Stornoway
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Stornoway
Caisteal Leòdhais is 300 m west of Stornoway. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Stornoway has 71 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
Expect highs of 15–17°C in Stornoway from June to August.
Caisteal Leòdhais
Articles on it exist in 12 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- 300 m west of Stornoway
- Official site
- lews-castle.co.uk
The way to Caisteal Leòdhais
Find Caisteal Leòdhais in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Where to base yourself
These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Stornoway
What else is near Caisteal Leòdhais
Choose from 4 places within 15 km, such as 2 museums, an art gallery and an attraction.
Art galleryAn Lanntair600 m away2MuseumMuseumLewis Loom Centre400 m away3MuseumMuseumMuseum nan Eilean100 m away4AttractionAttractionStornoway Waterwheel800 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Caisteal Leòdhais
Where is Caisteal Leòdhais?
Caisteal Leòdhais is 300 m west of Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar.
What is Caisteal Leòdhais?
1848-1860 country house in Stornoway, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Caisteal Leòdhais?
June to August are the warmest months in Stornoway, with afternoon highs of 15–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Caisteal Leòdhais a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Caisteal Leòdhais?
Within 15 km: An Lanntair (600 m), Lewis Loom Centre (400 m), Museum nan Eilean (100 m) and Stornoway Waterwheel (800 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Caisteal Leòdhais: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- An Lanntair: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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