Bornesketaig

Bornesketaig
Scottish Gaelic: Borgh na Sgiotaig

The beach of Camas Mor with some of the houses in Bornesketaig
Bornesketaig
 Bornesketaig shown within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG3771
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district PH20 1
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Coordinates: 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]

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.
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