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Bornesketaig

Coordinates: 57°39′N 6°25′W / 57.65°N 06.41°W / 57.65; -06.41
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Bornesketaig
The beach of Camas Mor with some of the houses in Bornesketaig
Bornesketaig is located in Isle of Skye
Bornesketaig
Bornesketaig
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG3771
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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57°39′N 6°25′W / 57.65°N 06.41°W / 57.65; -06.41

Bornesketaig, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in Trotternish on the Isle of Skye.[1][2]

Broch

A broch once stood nearby, but little remains as the stones have been robbed for other uses. There are a number of caves in the cliffs around Bornesketaig.

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 23 North Skye (Dunvegan & Portree) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319229897.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.