Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

Borgue

Approach to Borgue from the east on the B727 road
Borgue
Borgue shown within Dumfries and Galloway
OS grid reference NX629484
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KIRKCUDBRIGHT
Postcode district DG6 4xx
Dialling code 01557
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Borgue (pronounced /ˈbɔrɡ/) is a village and parish in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies 5 miles south-west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet. The name Borgue (recorded as Borg in 1469) is from Old Norse borg 'stronghold'.[1][2]

According to folk tradition, Borgue was once the home of a boy who could consort with the fairies.[3]

Castle Haven dun

Castle Haven

Within the parish, near Kirkandrews, and due west of the village of Borgue, is Castle Haven, an Iron Age hill fort of uncertain date which is deignated a scheduled ancient monument.[4][5]

Only about 10.5m x 18m in size, Castle Haven is of an unusual D-shape with an almost straight west wall running along the edge of a cliff. The fort is now overgrown and difficult to discern in the landscape, but a nearly concentric outer wall remains; the main entrance is in the arch segment to the north, while a smaller access at the south end leads down to the beach. Another peculiar characteristic of this fort is the almost totally hollow construction of the wall, which contains three galleries of different lengths within its thickness; six adits lead to the galleries. Steps lead to the top of the wall.

Artefacts found during restoration - two spiral bronze finger rings and a blue and white glass bead - indicate that its users were relatively prosperous. There were also fragments of an enamelled medieval brooch.

Notable people from Borgue

List of listed buildings in Borgue

List of listed buildings in Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

References

  1. ↑ Nicolaisen, W. F. H. (2001). Scottish Place Names. Edinburgh: John Donald. p. 144.
  2. ↑ Grant, Alison Elizabeth (2003). Scandinavian Place-Names in Northern Britain as Evidence for Language Contact and Interaction (PDF). University of Glasgow (Unpublished PhD Thesis). p. 260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Fairy Boy of Borgue - Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Castle Haven,dun,Castle Haven BaySM1116". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ↑


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