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'''Borgie''' ({{lang-gd|Borghaidh}})<ref name="GPN">{{cite web|title=Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland|url=http://www.gaelicplacenames.org/databaseresult.php?redirect=true&keyword=borgie&lang=en|website=www.gaelicplacenames.org|publisher=Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref> is a hamlet in [[Sutherland]], [[Scottish Highlands|Highland]], Scotland.<ref name=OS10>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 10 ''Strath Naver (Bettyhill & Tongue)''|ISBN=9780319226100|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}}</ref><ref name=GazScot>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2428.html|title=The Gazetteer for Scotland: Borgie|website=www.scottish-places.info|first1= B.M.|last1=Gittings|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref> Historically it was part of the {{convert|12,600|acre|ha|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[Tongue, Highland|Tongue]] estate with shooting rights, and it contains the Borgie Lodge, now a bed and breakfast. Borgie is noted for its salmon, which are caught in the [[River Borgie]] which flows to the east of the hamlet.<ref name="MFG"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WRciAQAAMAAJ&q=Borgie+thurso|title=Salmon Rivers of the North|magazine=Country Life|page=59|year=1936}}</ref>
'''Borgie''' ({{lang-gd|Borghaidh}})<ref name="GPN">{{cite web|title=Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland|url=http://www.gaelicplacenames.org/databaseresult.php?redirect=true&keyword=borgie&lang=en|website=www.gaelicplacenames.org|publisher=Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref> is a hamlet in [[Sutherland]], [[Scottish Highlands|Highland]], Scotland.<ref name=OS10>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 10 ''Strath Naver (Bettyhill & Tongue)''|ISBN=9780319226100|publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}}</ref><ref name=GazScot>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2428.html|title=The Gazetteer for Scotland: Borgie|website=www.scottish-places.info|first1= B.M.|last1=Gittings|accessdate=15 March 2016}}</ref> Historically it was part of the {{convert|12,600|acre|ha|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[Tongue, Highland|Tongue]] estate with shooting rights, and it contains the Borgie Lodge, now a bed and breakfast. Borgie is noted for its salmon, which are caught in the nearby [[River Borgie]].<ref name="MFG"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WRciAQAAMAAJ&q=Borgie+thurso|title=Salmon Rivers of the North|magazine=Country Life|page=59|year=1936}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Borgie is {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off}} southwest of [[Torrisdale, Sutherland|Torrisdale]], {{convert|7.6|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Tongue, Highland|Tongue]] and {{convert|36.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Thurso]] by road. The [[River Borgie]] flows to the east of the hamlet. To the southeast of the hamlet are the streams Allt Borgidh Beag and Allt an Ruigh Ruaidh, tributaries of the Borgie near the [[A836 road]].<ref>{{Google maps | url = https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Torrisdale,+Thurso/Borgie,+Thurso/@58.5982248,-4.5923111,45683m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x48900fd3dfb4c643:0xa0c681c77df7470!2m2!1d-4.274782!2d58.522354!1m5!1m1!1s0x48900fe16631472d:0x1e3dccb4ae3c17cb!2m2!1d-4.277303!2d58.503073?hl=en | accessdate =8 March 2020}}</ref>
Borgie is {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off}} south of [[Torrisdale, Sutherland|Torrisdale]], {{convert|7.6|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Tongue, Highland|Tongue]] and {{convert|36.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Thurso]] by road. The [[River Borgie]] flows to the east of the hamlet and is joined by tributaries Allt Borgidh Beag ("Little Borgie stream") and Allt an Ruigh Ruaidh to the southeast.<ref>{{Google maps | url = https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Torrisdale,+Thurso/Borgie,+Thurso/@58.5982248,-4.5923111,45683m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x48900fd3dfb4c643:0xa0c681c77df7470!2m2!1d-4.274782!2d58.522354!1m5!1m1!1s0x48900fe16631472d:0x1e3dccb4ae3c17cb!2m2!1d-4.277303!2d58.503073?hl=en | accessdate =8 March 2020}}</ref> Further south, the [[North Coast 500]] runs along the [[A836 road]].


=== Borgie Forest ===
=== Borgie Forest ===
To the south of the hamlet is a [[Forestry|forested]] area known variously as Borgie Forest,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Woodland |title=Borgie Forest |url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/borgie-forest/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Woodland Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref> Borgie Wood, Borgie Breco/Glen and The Millennium Forest. The area was restored under the [[Millennium Forest for Scotland]] project, which looked to develop natural areas for the turn of the [[New Millennium]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Re-Claiming Place: The Millennium Forest, Borgie, North Sutherland, Scotland |author=A Fiona D Mackenzie|journal=Environment and Planning D: Society and Space |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=535–560 |publisher=SAGE Journals|date=1 October 2002|doi=10.1068/d266t |s2cid=144497558}}</ref> It has been managed since 2019 by [[Forestry and Land Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://forestryandland.gov.scot/what-we-do/who-we-are |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Forestry and Land Scotland |language=en-GB}}</ref>
To the south of the hamlet is a [[Forestry|forested]] area known variously as Borgie Forest,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Woodland |title=Borgie Forest |url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/borgie-forest/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Woodland Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref> Borgie Wood, Borgie Breco/Glen and The Millennium Forest.


The area was replanted in 1942 after a forest fire,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgie Glen, The Highlands – Horse Riding |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/borgie-glen-p330801 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.visitscotland.com |language=en}}</ref> and later restored under the [[Millennium Forest for Scotland]] project, which looked to develop natural areas for the turn of the [[New Millennium]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Re-Claiming Place: The Millennium Forest, Borgie, North Sutherland, Scotland |author=A Fiona D Mackenzie|journal=Environment and Planning D: Society and Space |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=535–560 |publisher=SAGE Journals|date=1 October 2002|doi=10.1068/d266t |s2cid=144497558}}</ref> It has been managed since 2019 by [[Forestry and Land Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://forestryandland.gov.scot/what-we-do/who-we-are |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Forestry and Land Scotland |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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The Borgie River runs through the wood, dividing it into Borgie Breco<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgie Breco - Forestry and Land Scotland |url=https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/borgie-breco |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=forestryandland.gov.scot}}</ref> (formerly signposted simply as "Borgie")<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.4961375,-4.2894402,3a,75y,132.44h,75t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1szNPxmqnRa-Jukpob4uCT4Q!2e0!5s20150501T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> on the west and Borgie Glen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgie Glen - Forestry and Land Scotland |url=https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/borgie-glen |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=forestryandland.gov.scot}}</ref> on the east. The nearest bridge is on the nearby [[A836 road]], necessitating separate access roads for the two sides, both of which include public car parks and signposted woodland walks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=yellowcherrydigital |date=2021-04-06 |title=Walking & Wildlife |url=https://benloyal.co.uk/walking-wildlife/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-GB}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgie Forest walk |url=http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/sutherland/borgie-forest.shtml |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Walkhighlands |language=en}}</ref>


The forest is primarily a [[Sitka spruce]] plantation but also contains mature [[Scotch pine|Scots pine]] and a selection of [[deciduous]] trees.
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A small hill in Borgie Glen was chosen by [[Kenny Hunter]] as the location for his sculpture, ''The Unknown'', which he wanted to place in a "remote" but changing landscape, such as a working forest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Unknown: a contemporary giant in an ancient landscape {{!}} Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-unknown-a-contemporary-giant-in-an-ancient-landscape |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=artuk.org |language=en}}</ref>

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The River Borgie runs through the wood, dividing it into Borgie Breco<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgie Breco - Forestry and Land Scotland |url=https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/borgie-breco |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=forestryandland.gov.scot}}</ref> (formerly signposted simply as "Borgie")<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps imagery from 2015 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.4961375,-4.2894402,3a,75y,132.44h,75t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1szNPxmqnRa-Jukpob4uCT4Q!2e0!5s20150501T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> on the west and Borgie Glen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgie Glen - Forestry and Land Scotland |url=https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/borgie-glen |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=forestryandland.gov.scot}}</ref> on the east. The nearest bridge is on the nearby [[A836 road|A836]], necessitating separate access roads for the two sides, both of which include public car parks and signposted woodland walks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=yellowcherrydigital |date=2021-04-06 |title=Walking & Wildlife |url=https://benloyal.co.uk/walking-wildlife/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en-GB}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Borgie Forest walk |url=http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/sutherland/borgie-forest.shtml |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Walkhighlands |language=en}}</ref>

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A hilltop clearing in Borgie Glen was chosen by [[Kenny Hunter]] as the location for his sculpture, ''The Unknown'', which he wanted to place in a "remote" but changing landscape, such as a working forest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Unknown: a contemporary giant in an ancient landscape {{!}} Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-unknown-a-contemporary-giant-in-an-ancient-landscape |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=artuk.org |language=en}}</ref>


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==

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Borgie (Template:Lang-gd)[1] is a hamlet in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.[2][3] Historically it was part of the 12,600-acre (5,100-hectare) Tongue estate with shooting rights, and it contains the Borgie Lodge, now a bed and breakfast. Borgie is noted for its salmon, which are caught in the nearby River Borgie.[4][5]

Geography

Borgie is 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) south of Torrisdale, 7.6 mi (12.2 km) northeast of Tongue and 36.8 mi (59.2 km) west of Thurso by road. The River Borgie flows to the east of the hamlet and is joined by tributaries Allt Borgidh Beag ("Little Borgie stream") and Allt an Ruigh Ruaidh to the southeast.[6] Further south, the North Coast 500 runs along the A836 road.

Borgie Forest

To the south of the hamlet is a forested area known variously as Borgie Forest,[7] Borgie Wood, Borgie Breco/Glen and The Millennium Forest.

The area was replanted in 1942 after a forest fire,[8] and later restored under the Millennium Forest for Scotland project, which looked to develop natural areas for the turn of the New Millennium.[9] It has been managed since 2019 by Forestry and Land Scotland.[10]

The forest is primarily a Sitka spruce plantation but also contains mature Scots pine and a selection of deciduous trees.

The River Borgie runs through the wood, dividing it into Borgie Breco[11] (formerly signposted simply as "Borgie")[12] on the west and Borgie Glen[13] on the east. The nearest bridge is on the nearby A836, necessitating separate access roads for the two sides, both of which include public car parks and signposted woodland walks.[14] [15]

A hilltop clearing in Borgie Glen was chosen by Kenny Hunter as the location for his sculpture, The Unknown, which he wanted to place in a "remote" but changing landscape, such as a working forest.[16]

Landmarks

An old barn, an outbuilding of Borgie Lodge

The hamlet contains the Borgie Lodge Hotel, a bed and breakfast with eight bedrooms,[17] which was a hunting lodge during the Victorian period. The lodge has stag antlers on display, log fires and Sutherland tartan carpets, and contains the Naver Lounge restaurant.[4]

To the south stands Borgie Bridge, a listed but no longer used 19th century arch bridge.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". www.gaelicplacenames.org. Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 10 Strath Naver (Bettyhill & Tongue) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319226100.
  3. ^ Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland: Borgie". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Review on The Naver Lounge Restaurant, Borgie Lodge Hotel". The Mobile Food Guide. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Salmon Rivers of the North". Country Life. 1936. p. 59.
  6. ^ "Borgie" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. ^ Trust, Woodland. "Borgie Forest". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Borgie Glen, The Highlands – Horse Riding". www.visitscotland.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ A Fiona D Mackenzie (1 October 2002). "Re-Claiming Place: The Millennium Forest, Borgie, North Sutherland, Scotland". Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. 20 (5). SAGE Journals: 535–560. doi:10.1068/d266t. S2CID 144497558.
  10. ^ "Who we are". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Borgie Breco - Forestry and Land Scotland". forestryandland.gov.scot. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Google Maps imagery from 2015". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Borgie Glen - Forestry and Land Scotland". forestryandland.gov.scot. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  14. ^ yellowcherrydigital (6 April 2021). "Walking & Wildlife". Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Borgie Forest walk". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  16. ^ "The Unknown: a contemporary giant in an ancient landscape | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  17. ^ Alan Murphy (2013). Northwest Highlands of Scotland Footprint Focus Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 131. ISBN 9781909268241.
  18. ^ Litellus Russell Muirhead (1967). "Scotland". p. 426.
  19. ^ "MHG16740 - Borgie Bridge Over River Borgie - Highland Historic Environment Record". her.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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