Borrisdale
Borrisdale is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Borrisdale is situated nearby to the hamlet Port Eisgein, as well as near the village Strond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Clement’s Church and Roineabhal.
St Clement’s Church
Church
Photo: Gweduni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Clement's Church is a late fifteenth-century or early sixteenth-century church in Rodel, Harris, Scotland, built for the Chiefs of the MacLeods of Harris. It is dedicated to Pope Clement I. It is sometimes known as Eaglais Roghadail or Rodal Church.
Roineabhal
Peak
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roineabhal is a hill in Harris, in the Western Isles of Scotland. The granite on the summit plateau of the mountain is anorthosite, and is similar in composition to rocks found in the mountains of the Moon. Roineabhal is situated 1½ miles north of Borrisdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rodel and Lingerbay.
Rodel
Village
Photo: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rodel is a village on the south-eastern coast of Harris, an island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. Rodel is situated in the parish of Harris. It was historically the capital of Harris, and the main port, before Tarbert took the title.
Lingerbay
Hamlet
Lingarabay is a small coastal settlement on Harris, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is located on the rocky east coast of South Harris, about 2 miles northeast of Rodel. Lingerbay is situated 2 miles northeast of Borrisdale.
Leverburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leverburgh is the main village in the southern part of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, with a population of about 200. The main road A859 follows the west coast, running from Tarbert through Seilebost, Borve, Scarista and Northton to Leverburgh, continuing south to Rodel.
Borrisdale
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.74459° or 57° 44′ 41″ northLongitude
-6.98546° or 6° 59′ 8″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C9MP2V7+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 353852098OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13273826
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In Other Languages
“Borrisdale” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Borghasdal”
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