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Borve (Шаблон:Lang-gd) 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
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
External links
- Canmore - Barra, Borve site record
- Canmore - Barra, Borve Standing Stones site record
- Canmore - Barra, Borve Viking Burial site record
- Canmore - Barra, Sligeanach Cairn site record
- Canmore - Barra, Dun Borve site record