Borve, Barra

Human settlement in Scotland
Borve is located in Outer Hebrides
Borve
Borve
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
EnglishOS grid referenceNF655012Civil parish
  • Barra
Council area
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area
  • Western Isles
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townISLE OF BARRAPostcode districtHS9Dialling code01871PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°58′52″N 7°30′25″W / 56.981°N 7.507°W / 56.981; -7.507

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

The cairn at Dun Barpa

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

  1. ^ "Details of Borve". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ "A888". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ British Museum collection

External links

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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