Borreraig
Borreraig is a crofting settlement in Duirinish, north-west of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. The ancient and famous MacCrimmon Piping Heritage Centre is based in the village, where the chiefs of the Highlands sent their young pipers for training.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Duirinish on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Also known as: “Boraraig” and “Boreraig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lampay.
Lampay
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lampay is an uninhabited tidal island in Loch Dunvegan, off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is separated from the "mainland" of Skye by a small sound called An Doirneil. Lampay is situated 2 miles northeast of Borreraig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galtrigill and Uig.
Galtrigill
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galtrigill is a largely abandoned crofting township on the far north end of the east side of the Duirinish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Uig
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uig is a hamlet 14 miles south west of Uig in Snizort, on the eastern shore of Loch Dunvegan, in the civil parish of Duirinish, on the Isle of Skye, in the council area of Highland, Scotland.
Totaig
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Totaig is a small crofting settlement on the west coast of Loch Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. The village of Dunvegan is 5 miles southeast. Totaig is situated 2 miles southeast of Borreraig.
Borreraig
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.48506° or 57° 29′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.69234° or 6° 41′ 32″ westElevation
656 feet (200 metres)Open location code
9C9MF8P5+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 1290100234OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Borreraig” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Borreraig”
- Dutch: “Borreraig”
- Irish: “Boraraig, Diùirinis”
- Irish: “Boraraig”
- Portuguese: “Borreraig”
- Scots: “Borreraig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Boraraig”
- “Boraraig”
- “Borreraig”
- “Borreraig - Boraraig”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Borreraig”. Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.