Monument record 7515 - Stornoway

'Lewis Street Courthouse and Jail and their supporting buildings, now in the process of redevelopment, were built in two phases, the earliest dating from c 1840. Later additions may include the prison yard, to the east: the high security wall in the prison yard is clear testimony to its original function.'(E.Dennison and R.Coleman,1997,63)

NMRS:
REPORT DATE: 27/04/2004

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Scottish Record Office.
Necessity of erecting a jail, courthouse and public offices emphasised
in a letter from Thomas Drummond; procurator fiscal to J A Stewart MacKenzie, M.P.
1834 GD 46/4/208
REPORT DATE: 11/01/2005

E. Patricia Dennison & Russel Coleman, 1997, Historic Stornoway: the archaeological implications of development (Bibliographic reference). SWE41004.