Borgue,_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway
Human settlement in Scotland
Borgue (pronounced /ˈbɔrɡ/; Scottish Gaelic: Borgh) is a village and parish in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies 5 miles south-west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet. The name Borgue (recorded as Borg in 1469) is from Old Norse borg 'stronghold'.[1][2]
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Borgue Parish Church was built in 1814 and designed by architect Walter Newall with alterations dating from 1897 to 1898.[3] Due to a dwindling congregation it closed in August 2018.[4] The churchyard contains the late C19 Gothic mausoleum of the Gordons of Earlston.
According to folk tradition, Borgue was once the home of a boy who could consort with the fairies.[5]