Borrowston, Lewis

Borrowston
Scottish Gaelic: *Borghastan*
Borrowston Scottish Gaelic: Borghastan;
	Crofts, Borrowston
	Borrowston Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic; English
OS grid reference	NB190424
Civil parish	Uig;
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar;
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles;
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	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°16′52″N 6°47′35″W / 58.281°N 6.793°W

Borrowston^[1] (Template:Lang-gd), with a population of about 50,^[1] 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.^[2] Borrowston is within the parish of Uig,^[1] and is situated near to the A858, which runs through Carloway.^[3] The hill Ben Borriston (85 metres or 279 feet) lies to the west.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Details of Borrowston". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b 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.

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[SP1-1] "Details of Borrowston". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[:0-2] 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.

[3] "A858". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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