Balgarva

Balgarva is a crofting settlement on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Balgarva is within the parish of South Uist.

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Baile Gharbhaidh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Borve Castle.

Borve Castle

Castle

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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. Borve Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Balgarva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iochdar and Kilaulay.

Iochdar

Village

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Iochdar, also spelled Eochar, is a hamlet and community on the west coast of the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Iochdar is also in the parish of South Uist.

Kilaulay

Hamlet

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Kilaulay is a crofting township on the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Kilaulay is located on the north-west corner of the island, situated about 1.5 miles west of Eochar. Kilaulay is also within the parish of South Uist.