Borgue (other)
Borgue may refer to the following places in Scotland: * Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway, a parish and village in the south of Scotland * Borgue, Highland Borgue is a village in the historical county of Caithness, south of Dunbeath in the local authority are of Highland, Scotland. Rev Samuel Smith (1798-1868) was minister of Borgue from 1834 to 1861, transferring to the Free Church of Scotland at ...

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 ...
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