Search for photos of Lews Castle Gounds 11/2/14
Stornoway Historical Society is appealing for people’s memories about the Lews Castle Grounds for a new heritage project.
The volunteer body is researching the history of the grounds to run alongside the Parks for People Project which is restoring and improve the area.
Malcolm Macdonald, chairman of Stornoway Historical Society said: “The society would greatly appreciate copies of photographs taken in the castle grounds over the years as a record of community usage of this invaluable community asset.
“The society is also keen to obtain as much information as possible about the Castle garden, especially in relation to the plants, flowers, shrubs and trees planted originally.”
Mr Macdonald added: “In order that the aspiration to reinstate the original garden can be achieved, the consultants engaged to oversee this transformation would need to know how the garden was landscaped.
“Much work has been successfully undertaken to date and we are continuing to research assiduously.”
He highlighted it would be “marvellous” to find photographs or images of
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1. The sunken garden from low ground, showing the garden layout in the mid-
2. The upper terrace of the sunken garden showing its layout and planting arrangements in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
3. The round pond (and its associated outlet channel c. 1850)
4. The Matheson Memorial from below, showing the retaining wall and the foreground area immediately below the monument .
5. The informal pond next to the castle and of the early glasshouses,
6. The bastions and along the path above the bastion wall (we have the view towards the castle but not from the castle front)
7. The Shoe Burn valley and associated buildings and structures ( bridges, lade etc)
8. The lodge houses and gateways to the grounds.