Bornesketaig

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Bornesketaig
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Bornesketaig
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference NG3771
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district IV51 9
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UK
Scotland
57°39′N6°25′W / 57.65°N 06.41°W / 57.65; -06.41

Bornesketaig, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in Trotternish on the Isle of Skye. [1] [2]

Contents

Broch

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

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 23 North Skye (Dunvegan & Portree) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN   9780319229897.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.