View of memorial tower Digital image of B 76522
SC 794093
Description View of memorial tower Digital image of B 76522
Date 21/8/1992
Catalogue Number SC 794093
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 76522
Scope and Content War Memorial, Memorial Avenue, Stornoway, Lewis, Western Isles One sixth of the population of Lewis served in the forces during World War I, with over 1,100 of them losing their lives. This war memorial is in the form of a Baronial tower, dating to 1922-4, and was designed by J Hinton Gall. Built of the hard local stone (gneiss), it also has dressings of Aberdeenshire granite and is about 26m in height. The tower is buttressed. The walls narrow towards the top, and are surmounted by a corbelled parapet. There is a tall turret on one angle. Lewis and Harris are both parts of the same island, collectively known as 'the Long Island', which is the most northerly in the Outer Hebrides. Together they are about 95km in length and around 32km at the widest point. Most of Lewis is quite low-lying, whereas Harris is mountainous. Stornoway is situated on the east coast of Lewis and is the only major town in the Western Isles. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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