Borve, Barra
Human settlement in Scotland
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Borve
Location within the Outer Hebrides
English
- Barra
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Western Isles
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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]
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.
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