Lews Castle College UHI

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Lews Castle College is a further and higher education college in the Western Isles of Scotland. The main campus is in the grounds of Lews Castle, Stornoway. The College also has two learning centres in Benbecula and Barra. The college is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands. ()

Coordinates: 58°12'48"N, 6°23'50"W

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Castle GroundsScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Lews Castle College UHI – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lews Castle, An Lanntair, Lewis War Memorial, Stornoway High Church.

~820 ftSE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Lews Castle, Stornoway
4 min walk • Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built in the years 1844–51 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. It was designed by the Glasgow architect Charles Wilson.
0.5 miSE
Nightlife, Art gallery, Music venue
An Lanntair, Stornoway
14 min walk • An Lanntair is an arts centre in the town of Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The centre is home to a cinema, and art gallery.
0.6 miN
Memorial
Lewis War Memorial
16 min walk • The Lewis War Memorial is a war memorial dedicated to the men from the Lewis area who lost their lives in World War I and those who survived the war only to drown while returning home during the 1919 sinking of HMY Iolaire. Completed in 1924, the memorial is situated at the highest point of the town of Stornoway.
0.6 miE
Church
Stornoway High Church, Stornoway
15 min walk • The Stornoway High Church is a place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Stornoway. The church celebrated its centenary in 2009.
0.5 miE
Church
Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church, Stornoway
14 min walk • The Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church, is a place of worship of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Stornoway. The church is built in 1895.

Lews Castle College UHI

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Lews Castle College UHI plan & book

Lews Castle College UHI – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Lews Castle, Stornoway

An Lanntair, Stornoway

Lewis War Memorial

Stornoway High Church, Stornoway

Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church, Stornoway