Borve (Scottish Gaelic: Borgh) is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra,[1] and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.[2]

History

The cairn at Dun Barpa

There are a number of neolithic remains nearby, including a burial cairn, and standing stones. A rich Viking burial was unearthed in the vicinity of Borve at a site called Ardvouray in 1862, the contents of which can be found in the British Museum.[3] The grave included amongst other things a pair of oval brooches, a comb, fragments of a drinking horn, a spear, a pair of shears, a weaving sword and a whetstone.

References

  1. ^ "Details of Borve". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ "A888". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ British Museum collection


Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borve,_Barra
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