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Borve or Borbh is a crofting township on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Borve.

Borve
  • Scottish Gaelic: Borbh

Cottage at Borve in 1946
Borve
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG445485
Council area
  • Highland
Lieutenancy area
  • Ross and Cromarty
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORTREE
Postcode districtIV51
Dialling code01470
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament
  • Ross, Skye and Inverness West
List of places
UK
Scotland
57.455°N 06.261°W / 57.455; -06.261

Dun Borve


Dun Borve [dùn is 'fort' in Gaelic] is an ancient fort, that was considered a fairy dwelling. When local villagers shouted, The fairies' fort is on fire!, the fairies all fled. The fairies left for good when they found out that they had been tricked.[2]


References


  1. "Borve". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. Janet Bord (13 January 2014). Fairies: Real Encounters with Little People. Michael OMara. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-78243-244-9.
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