Borve, Skye
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For other places with the same name, see Borve.
Human settlement in Scotland
Borve
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| Cottage at Borve in 1946 | |
Borve is located in Isle of Skye Borve Borve Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG445485 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PORTREE |
| Postcode district | IV51 |
| Dialling code | 01470 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| 57°27′18′′N 6°15′40′′W / 57.455°N 06.261°W / 57.455; -06.261 | |
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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