Borve,_Skye

Borve, Skye

Borve, Skye

Human settlement in Scotland

For other places with the same name, see Borve.

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

Quick Facts OS grid reference, Council area ...

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


Stub icon

This Highland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Borve,_Skye, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.