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Attraction · near Stornoway · Na h-Eileanan Siar

Stornoway Waterwheel

Stornoway Waterwheel is an attraction 100 m northwest of Stornoway. Add Caisteal Leòdhais, 800 m away, to a visit; it leads 4 places within 15 km.

Where
100 m
northwest of Stornoway
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 15–17°C
In brief

Attraction near Stornoway

Just outside Stornoway

Stornoway Waterwheel is 100 m northwest of Stornoway. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Expect highs of 15–17°C in Stornoway from June to August.

Jan7° / 2°157 mm
Feb8° / 2°123 mm
Mar9° / 3°114 mm
Apr11° / 4°77 mm
May13° / 6°72 mm
Jun15° / 9°68 mm
Jul17° / 10°80 mm
Aug17° / 10°92 mm
Sep15° / 9°109 mm
Oct12° / 7°142 mm
Nov9° / 4°139 mm
Dec8° / 2°152 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Stornoway, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Stornoway. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Stornoway’s full climate →
About

Stornoway Waterwheel

Attraction.

Type
Attraction
Town
100 m northwest of Stornoway
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Stornoway Waterwheel and what surrounds it

The map centres on Stornoway Waterwheel, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns around Stornoway Waterwheel, by distance

All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 100 m southeast of it

Stornoway

4,577 people · 5 places to visit

Make a day of it

Around Stornoway Waterwheel

Within 15 km you can add 2 museums, a castle and an art gallery.

1CastleCaisteal Leòdhais800 m away2Art galleryAn Lanntair1.2 km away3MuseumMuseumLewis Loom Centre800 m away4MuseumMuseumMuseum nan Eilean800 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Stornoway Waterwheel

Where is Stornoway Waterwheel?

Stornoway Waterwheel is 100 m northwest of Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar.

What is Stornoway Waterwheel?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Stornoway Waterwheel?

June to August are the warmest months in Stornoway, with afternoon highs of 15–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Stornoway Waterwheel?

Within 15 km: Caisteal Leòdhais (800 m), An Lanntair (1.2 km), Lewis Loom Centre (800 m) and Museum nan Eilean (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).

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