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Borve, Skye

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Borve or Borbh is a crofting township on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.[1]

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Borve
Cottage at Borve in 1946
Borve is located in Isle of Skye
Borve
Borve
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORTREE
Postcode districtIV51
Dialling code01470
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57.455°N 06.261°W / 57.455; -06.261
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Dun Borve

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.[2]

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