Borve, Barra

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

Borve and the adjoining coastline, viewed from Beinn na Moine
Borve
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNF655012
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF BARRA
Postcode districtHS9
Dialling code01871
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

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


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