Fivepenny Borve
Fivepenny Borve is a neighborhood in Western Isles, Scotland. Fivepenny Borve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Baile Gearr, as well as near High Borve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Steinacleit and Clach an Trushal Standing Stone.
Steinacleit
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinacleit is a prehistoric archeological site on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The site consists of an array of boulders that mark what is left of a chambered cairn, and possibly demarcate a huge hall overlaying the site.
Clach an Trushal Standing Stone
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clach an Trushal is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland. Above ground it stands approximately 5.8 metres tall, is 1.83 m wide and at its thickest point is 1.5 m thick, with a girth at its base of 4.75 m. Clach an Trushal Standing Stone is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fivepenny Borve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borve and Ballantrushal.
Borve
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, 17 miles from the island's only town, Stornoway.
Ballantrushal
Village
Photo: DJB, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballantrushal is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballantrushal is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A857. Ballantrushal is situated 2 miles southwest of Fivepenny Borve.
Barvas
Village
Photo: Sfniall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barvas is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. Barvas is situated 5 miles southwest of Fivepenny Borve.
Fivepenny Borve
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Còig Peighinnean Bhuirgh” and “Five Penny Borve”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.41484° or 58° 24′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.44127° or 6° 26′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CCMCH75+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6464207005OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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