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,[1] and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.[2]
Borve
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 Borve and the adjoining coastline, viewed from Beinn na Moine | |
  Borve Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NF655012 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF BARRA |
| Postcode district | HS9 |
| Dialling code | 01871 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
History
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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.[3] 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.
References
edit- ^ "Details of Borve". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "A888". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ British Museum collection
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borve, Barra.
- Canmore - Barra, Borve site record
- Canmore - Barra, Borve Standing Stones site record
- Canmore - Barra, Borve Viking Burial site record
- Canmore - Barra, Sligeanach Cairn site record
- Canmore - Barra, Dun Borve site record
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