Borgie

Borgie
Moorland near Borgie
Borgie is located in Sutherland
Borgie
Borgie
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC6759
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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58°29′N 4°17′W / 58.49°N 04.28°W / 58.49; -04.28

Borgie (Scottish Gaelic: Borghaidh)[1] is a hamlet in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.[2] Historically it was part of the 12,600-acre (5,100-hectare) Tongue 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 nearby River Borgie.[3]

The hamlet was affected by the Highland Clearances, the cleared crofting village being resettled in the early 20th century.[4]

  1. ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". www.gaelicplacenames.org. Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 10 Strath Naver (Bettyhill & Tongue) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319226100.
  3. ^ "Salmon Rivers of the North". Country Life. 1936. p. 59.
  4. ^ Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland: Borgie". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 15 March 2016.