Lewis War Memorial

[1] An initial public meeting was held in January 1920 in Stornoway to organise a memorial to the men of the island who had lost their lives during the 1914-18 Great War and the tragic sinking of His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire 12 months previously.

[1] A fundraising campaign took place, with donations including £5,000 from the owner of the Isle of Lewis, Lord Leverhulme.

[2] Due to deterioration of the stonework and the internal wrought iron staircase, the tower was closed to the public in 1975.

[1] With the interior of the tower still inaccessible, in 2002 the memorial plaques were moved outside, to border a new viewing path.

[4] Completed by October 2017, the work included replacement of the windows, the roof and the internal cement render (with breathable lime and sand mortar).