Borgie ( gd, Borghaidh) is a hamlet in

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, Scotland. Historically it was part of the

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estate with shooting rights, and it contains the Borgie Lodge, now a bed and breakfast. Borgie is noted for its salmon, which are caught in the River Borgie which flows to the east of the hamlet.

Geography

Borgie is southwest of Torrisdale, northeast of

and southwest of

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by road. The River Borgie flows to the east of the hamlet. To the southeast of the hamlet are the streams Allt Borgidh Beag and Allt an Ruigh Ruaidh, tributaries of the Borgie near the A836 road. The hamlet features an area known as Borgie Wood or The Millennium Forest. The forest area was established under the

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project, which looked to develop natural areas for the turn of the New Millennium.

Landmarks

The hamlet contains the Borgie Lodge Hotel, a bed and breakfast with eight bedrooms, which was a hunting lodge during the Victorian period. The lodge has stag antlers on display, log fires and Sutherland tartan carpets, and contains the Naver Lounge restaurant. There is a small bridge over the River Borgie, Borgie Bridge.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Sutherland