Human settlement in Scotland
Borrowston
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.jpg) Crofts, Borrowston | |
  BorrowstonLocation within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB190424 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| 58°16′52″N 6°47′35″W / 58.281°N 6.793°W / 58.281; -6.793 | |
Borrowston (Scottish Gaelic: Borghastan), with a population of about 50, 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. Borrowston is within the parish of Uig, and is situated near to the A858, which runs through Carloway. The hill Ben Borriston (85 metres or 279 feet) lies to the west.
References
- ^ "Details of Borrowston". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ 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.
- "A858". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
External links
- Canmore - Lewis, Borrowston site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Carloway, Pier and Storehouses site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Borrowston site record
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