Lewis Castle Grounds Multi-cache

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Lorgadh

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Hidden : 4/4/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

THE CASTLE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF STORNOWAY HARBOUR AND DATED BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY, SO IT IS A FAITLY NEW CASTLE BY SCOTTISH STANDARDS. SIR JAMES MATHESON BOUGHT THIS ISLAND IN 1844 AND IN 1923 HE GAVE THE CASTLE AS A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF STORNOWAY.

LEWIS CASTLE IS USED AS A EDUCATIONAL FACILITY, SO VISITORS ARE NOT ABLE TO TOUR THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. HOWEVER THERE ARE GUIDED TOURS OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASTLE AND THE CASTLE GROUNDS PROVIBED BY THE STORNOWAY TRUST RANGER SERVICE.
SIR JAMES MATHESON ORIGINALLY MADE HIS FORTUNE IN THE OPIUM TRADE OF THE FAR EAST. THE MANY SPECIES OF PLANTS AND TREES THAT YOU SEE ON THE CASTLE GROUNDS WERE PLANTED IN SOIL THAT HE TRANSPORTED FROM THE MAINLAND. DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, LEWIS CASTLE SERVED AS A NAVAL HOSPITAL AND LATER IT WAS USED AS A TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
WHEN YOU WALK THE GROUNDS OF LEWS CASTLE YOU WILL SEE MORE THEN HUNDRED DIFFERENT SPECIES OF TREES. THE PANORAMIC VIEW THAT YOU GET FROM THIS AREA WILL LET YOU SEE THE MAIN PART OF STORNOWAY AND THE BEGINNING OF THE EYE PENINSULA. GALLOWS HILL IS A PART OF THE ESTATE THAT CONTAINS A CHAMBERED CAIRN SHOWING YOU THAT PEOPLE HAVE INHABITAT THIS AREA SINCE THE EARLIEST TIMES.

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