Borve, Skye
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Borve
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![]() Cottage at Borve in 1946 | |
Location within the Isle of Skye | |
OS grid reference | NG445485 |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PORTREE |
Postcode district | IV51 |
Dialling code | 01470 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Borve or Borbh is a crofting township on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.[1]
Dun Borve
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Borve". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ 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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