We visited the War Memorial above Lews Castle and the parkland around it on a windy day. After a good push up the hill, we visited the museum that contains historical displays relating to early life on Lewis. The museum also contains many of the Lewis Chessmen, ancient Scandinavian chess pieces found buried on Lewis. Their reputation suggests they are large and heavy. Instead, they are small but impressively evocative.
We visited the War Memorial above Lews Castle and the parkland around it on a windy day. After a good push up the hill, we visited the museum that contains historical displays relating to early life on Lewis. The museum also contains many of the Lewis Chessmen, ancient Scandinavian chess pieces found buried on Lewis. Their reputation suggests they are large and heavy. Instead, they are small but impressively evocative.





