A humorous stone gargoyle holds its tongue while it stares, wide-eyed, from its perch near the top of Lews Castle in Stornoway, Lewis Island, Scotland

A humorous stone gargoyle holds its tongue while it stares, wide-eyed, from its perch near the top of Lews Castle in Stornoway, Lewis Island, Scotland Stock Photo
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Contributor:

John Cumbow / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2RYAXDE

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68.7 MB (3.3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 July 2017

Location:

Stornoway, Lewis Island, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

More information:

The mock Tudor castle, complete with towers and battlements, was built in the mid-1850s by Sir James Matheson, a rich merchant who made his fortune in the Far East opium trade. Matheson bought the entirety of Lewis Island in 1844.

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