Bornesketaig

Human settlement in Scotland
Bornesketaig is located in Isle of Skye
Bornesketaig
Bornesketaig
Location within the Isle of Skye
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57°39′N 6°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]

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.

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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.
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