Borgue
Borgue is a village in the historical county of Caithness, 3 miles south of Dunbeath in the local authority are of Highland, Scotland. Rev Samuel Smith was minister of Borgue from 1834 to 1861, transferring to the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Borgue, Highland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons.
North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons
Tower
Photo: valenta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons is situated 2 miles south of Borgue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Ramscraig.
Newport
Village
Newport is a small remote village on the eastern shore of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ramscraig lies 1 mile northeast along the A9 road coast road, with Dunbeath lying 2 miles further north.
Ramscraig
Hamlet
Ramscraig is a small scattered crofting hamlet, located 2 miles southwest from Dunbeath, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Berriedale
Village
Berriedale is a small estate village on the northern east coast of Caithness, Scotland, It is situated on the A9 road between Helmsdale and Lybster, close to the boundary between Caithness and Sutherland. Berriedale is situated 2 miles south of Borgue.
Borgue
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.21074° or 58° 12′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.47983° or 3° 28′ 47″ westElevation
528 feet (161 metres)Open location code
9CCR6G6C+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 4153928813OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Dutch—“Borgue” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Borgue”
- Dutch: “Borgue”
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