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Dun Borve [dùn is 'fort' in Gaelic] is an ancient fort, that was considered a fairy dwelling. When local villagers shouted, The fairies' fort is on fire! , the fairies all fled. The fairies left for good when they found out that they had been tricked.
Some visitors to Lewis and Harris are attracted by the beaches, particularly the spectacular Luskentyre, but also Seilebost, Horgabost, Scarasta and Borve. Others come for the dramatic landscapes of Harris, to experience the Gaelic traditions or the sense of history, for example at Dun Carloway or the 5,000 year old Callanish Stones .
Skye's shape defies description: W. H. Murray wrote that "Skye is sixty miles [100 km] long, but what might be its breadth is beyond the ingenuity of man to state". [1] Malcolm Slesser suggested that its shape "sticks out of the west coast of northern Scotland like a lobster's claw ready to snap at the fish bone of Harris and Lewis", [ 2 ...
Borrodale (Scottish Gaelic: Borodail) is small hamlet on the Isle of Skye, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Borrodale is part of Glendale and the Glendale Estate, in the parish of Duirinish. Borrodale is where the local primary school for Glendale was situated, until it closed in 2007 – it was the last of three local primaries that used to ...
Map of Skye showing Waternish Western shore of Loch Bay. Waternish or Vaternish (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàtairnis) [1] is a peninsula approximately 12 kilometres (7 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) long on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between Loch Dunvegan and Loch Snizort in the northwest of the island, [2] originally inhabited and owned by Clan MacNeacail/MacNicol/Nicolsons and originally consisting ...
Stagecoach Highlands is a bus operator based in Inverness that runs services in the Scottish Highlands as well as on the Orkney Islands and Isle of Skye.It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group formed in 2008 following the purchase of the independent Rapsons Group, and is today part of the Stagecoach North Scotland group of companies.
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office on Jan. 20. Once he takes the reins, a number of economic changes could ensue. Trump has proposed slapping tariffs on goods the U.S. imports from ...
Kilvaxter (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhacastair) is a crofting township located on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland. The A855 road passes through the area. Kilvaxter is 5 kilometres (3 miles) north of Uig.