Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

Borgue
Borgue Village
Borgue is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Borgue
Borgue
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKCUDBRIGHT
Postcode districtDG6
Dialling code01557
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54°48′43″N 4°08′02″W / 54.812°N 4.134°W / 54.812; -4.134

Borgue (pronounced /ˈbɔrɡ/; Scottish Gaelic: Borgh) is a village and parish in the 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'.[1][2]

Borgue Parish Church was built in 1814 and designed by architect Walter Newall with alterations dating from 1897 to 1898.[3] Due to a dwindling congregation it closed in August 2018.[4] 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 fairies.[5]

  1. ^ Nicolaisen, W. F. H. (2001). Scottish Place Names. Edinburgh: John Donald. p. 144.
  2. ^ Grant, Alison Elizabeth (2003). Scandinavian Place-Names in Northern Britain as Evidence for Language Contact and Interaction (PDF). University of Glasgow (Unpublished PhD Thesis). p. 260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ Gifford, John. (2002). Dumfries and Galloway. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096712. OCLC 49297770.
  4. ^ Norris, Stephen (29 August 2018). "Final service at Borgue Church". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Fairy Boy of Borgue - Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.