Bornesketaig
Bornesketaig | |
Scottish Gaelic: Borgh na Sgiotaig | |
The beach of Camas Mor with some of the houses in Bornesketaig |
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Bornesketaig |
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OS grid reference | NG3771 |
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Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | PH20 1 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
Coordinates: 57°39′N 6°25′W / 57.65°N 06.41°W
Bornesketaig, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in Trotternish on the Isle of Skye.[1][2]
A broch once stood nearby, but little remains as the stones have been robbed for other uses. There are a number of caves in the cliffs around Bornesketaig.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 23 North Skye (Dunvegan & Portree) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319229897.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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