Borgh
Borgh is a locality in Western Isles, Scotland. Borgh is situated nearby to the village Liniclate, as well as near Torlum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borve Castle and St Mary’s Chapel.
Borve Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland.
St Mary’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2 miles north of Borgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Nunton.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Nunton
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Nunton is situated 2 miles north of Borgh.
Balgarva
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balgarva is a crofting settlement on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Balgarva is within the parish of South Uist. Balgarva is situated 2 miles south of Borgh.
Borgh
- Type: Locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.42824° or 57° 25′ 42″ northLongitude
-7.38492° or 7° 23′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C9JCJH8+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 5138664344OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Teampull Bhuirgh and RAF Borve Castle WWII CHB radar station.
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