Borve Castle

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 , in the Western Isles of .
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Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle ruins in Benbecula, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Borve Castle, Benbecula”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Chapel.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 miles north of Borve Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benbecula and Nunton.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the 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.

Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the 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. is situated 2 miles north of Borve Castle.

Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Borve Castle.

Borve Castle

Latitude
57.42994° or 57° 25′ 48″ north
Longitude
-7.37848° or 7° 22′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C9JCJHC+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 745951311
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2247093
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Satellite Map

Discover Borve Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Borve Castle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Borve Castle”
  • German: “Borve Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Bhuirgh”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Borve”
  • Turkish: “Borve Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RAF Borve Castle WWII CHB radar station and Teampull Bhuirgh.

Nearby Places

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