Borve
Borve is a village in Western Isles, Scotland. Borve is situated nearby to the hamlet Pol an Oir, as well as near Backhill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.
- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet on Berneray in Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- Also known as: “Borgh” and “Borve, Outer Hebrides”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Berneray and Borve Hill.
Berneray
Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.
Berneray is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It's about three miles north-south by two miles east-west, mostly low-lying, and is joined to the larger island of North Uist by road.
Moor Hill
Peak
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moor Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Borve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otternish and Newtonferry.
Otternish
Locality
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist.
Newtonferry
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. Newtonferry is situated 2 miles southwest of Borve.
Borve
- Categories: human settlement, hamlet, and locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.71291° or 57° 42′ 47″ northLongitude
-7.18178° or 7° 10′ 54″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C9JPR79+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 5140224474OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Scottish Gaelic—“Borve” goes by many names.
- German: “Borve (Berneray)”
- German: “Borve”
- Irish: “Borgh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Borgh”
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Localities in the Area
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