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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORVE | Borve Borve Borve Borve Borve |
Mr Colin McKinnon Borve Mr Donald McMillan Shepherd Kentangaval Barra Chart (admiralty) Val. [Valuation] Roll 1868.9 Black & Johnstone's Maps |
064 | This name is applied to a small village on the West Coast of Barra it is situated about three miles to the N W [North West] of Castle Bay by the public road and about 4 miles to the S W [South West] of North Bay it is also applied to a cultivated district surrounding this village the crofts here are better than in any other portion of the Island which are leased by such class of farmers the dwellings are all thatched some of them are in fair repair. |
| DÙN BORVE | Dùn Borve Site of | Black & Johnstone's Maps | 064 | This name is applied to the site of an ancient fort it is situated on a bold hillock to the N W [North West] of the Village of Borve all the stones was carted away for building purposes the only thing which retain to point it out as an antiquity is a few bones. |
| DÙN AN T-SLÉIBH | Dun an t-Slébh Site of | A A Carmichael Esqr Johnstons Map |
064 | This name is applied to what is pointed out as the site of ancient fort it is situate in the west of the Village of Borve there remains nothing to show it as an antiquity the stones being carted away for building purposes. |
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