Borve
Borve is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, 17 miles from the island's only town, Stornoway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Borgh Mor”, “Borve, Lewis”, “Five Penny Borve”, and “Fivepenny Borve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Steinacleit.
Steinacleit
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinacleit is a prehistoric archeological site on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The site consists of an array of boulders that mark what is left of a chambered cairn, and possibly demarcate a huge hall overlaying the site. Steinacleit is situated 1½ miles southwest of Borve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballantrushal and Barvas.
Ballantrushal
Village
Photo: DJB, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballantrushal is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballantrushal is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A857. Ballantrushal is situated 2½ miles southwest of Borve.
Barvas
Village
Photo: Sfniall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barvas is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. Barvas is situated 5 miles southwest of Borve.
South Dell
Village
Photo: Tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Dell is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. South Dell is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated alongside the A857. South Dell is situated 6 miles northeast of Borve.
Borve
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.41771° or 58° 25′ 4″ northLongitude
-6.43643° or 6° 26′ 11″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9CCMCH97+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 2498564665OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Borve” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Borve (Lewis)”
- Basque: “Borve”
- Dutch: “Borve, Lewis”
- Irish: “Borgh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Borgh, Leòdhas”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fivepenny Borve and High Borve.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borve Free Church and The Hebridean Community Garden.
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