Borrowston, Lewis

Human settlement in Scotland
Borrowston is located in Outer Hebrides
Borrowston
Borrowston
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
EnglishOS grid referenceNB190424Civil parish
  • Uig
Council area
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area
  • Western Isles
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townISLE OF LEWISPostcode districtHS2Dialling code01851PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°16′52″N 6°47′35″W / 58.281°N 6.793°W / 58.281; -6.793

Borrowston[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Borghastan), with a population of about 50,[1] is a crofting township situated on the Isle of Lewis, on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the northern end of Loch Carloway 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) west of Carloway.[2] Borrowston is within the parish of Uig,[1] and is situated near to the A858, which runs through Carloway.[3] The hill Ben Borriston (85 metres or 279 feet) lies to the west.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Details of Borrowston". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Munro, David M. (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.
  3. ^ "A858". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borghastan.
  • Canmore - Lewis, Borrowston site record
  • Canmore - Lewis, Carloway, Pier and Storehouses site record
  • Canmore - Lewis, Borrowston site record


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