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Bogue Islands
Bogue may refer to: Places * Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland * Boghé or Bogué, a town in Mauritania * Bogue (strait), a strait in the Pearl River, China * Bogue, a suburb of Montego Bay, Jamaica United States * Bogue, Kansas, a city * Bogue, North Carolina, a town * Bogue Banks, a barrier island off the mainland of North Carolina * Bogue Sound, a geographic sound in the state of North Carolina ** Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue or Bogue Field, a landing field located on Bogue Sound Military * Bogue-class escort carrier, ''Bogue''-class escort carrier, for service with the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy ** USS Bogue, USS ''Bogue'', an aircraft carrier of the US Navy * Battle of the Bogue (1856) People with the surname * Donald Bogue, American businessman * George Marquis Bogue (1842–1903), American politician Other uses * Esimbi, a language spoken in parts of Cameroon * Bogue (fish), a genus ** ''Boops boops'' or bogue, a species of the family Sparidae See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgue, Dumfries And Galloway
Borgue (pronounced ; gd, Borgh) is a village and parish in the Kirkcudbrightshire, 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'. Borgue Parish Church was built in 1814 and designed by architect Walter Newall with alterations dating from 1897 to 1898. Due to a dwindling congregation it closed in August 2018. The churchyard contains the late C19 Gothic mausoleum of the Gordons of Earlston. According to folk tradition, Borgue was once the home of a boy who could consort with the fairy, fairies. Castle Haven dun 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 designated a scheduled ancient monument. Only about 10.5m x 18m in size, Castle Haven is of an unusual D-shape with an almost straight west wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
