Towns & cities · Scottish Highlands
Borve
Borve — village on Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Borve is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village on Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.9810°, -7.5070°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Borve (Scottish Gaelic: Borgh) is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.
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Background
History
There are a number of Neolithic remains nearby, including a burial cairn, and standing stones. A rich Viking burial was unearthed in the vicinity of Borve at a site called Ardvouray in 1862, the contents of which can be found in the British Museum. The grave included amongst other things a pair of oval brooches, a comb, fragments of a drinking horn, a spear, a pair of shears, a weaving sword and a whetstone.
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- Coordinates
- 56.9810, -7.5070
- District
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Postcode
- HS9 5XR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Sources
- wikidata: Q894291 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Borve, Barra (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Borve and its adjoining coastline from Beinn na Moine - geograph.org.uk - 327424.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Borve?
- Borve is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode HS9 5XR).
- Is Borve free to visit?
- Yes, Borve is free to enter.
- How do I get to Borve?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HS9 5XR. It sits within the Na h-Eileanan an Iar parliamentary constituency.