Borve

Borve is a village in in the , Scotland. Borve is also within the parish of Harris, and is on the A859.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village on Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Borve, Harris”

Places of Interest

Highlights include MacLeod’s Stone.

Archaeological site
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles north of Borve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scarista and Luskentyre.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Borve.

Village
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is a sparse settlement on the west coast of Harris, in the , Scotland. is situated within the parish of Harris. The name derives from Lios-cinn-tir, meaning 'headland fort', although there is no trace or local knowledge of a fort at the headland. is situated 4 miles northeast of Borve.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main village in the southern part of 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 , continuing south to Rodel.

Borve

Latitude
57.84228° or 57° 50′ 32″ north
Longitude
-7.00661° or 7° 0′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C9JRXRV+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4205179889
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q4946857
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Borve” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Borve”
  • Dutch: “Borve, Harris”
  • Irish: “Na Buirgh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Borgh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Na Buirgh”
  • “Borve”
  • “Na Buirgh”

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