Bornesketaig

Bornesketaig

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
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latitude= 57.65
longitude=-06.41
official_name =Bornesketaig
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Bornesketaig, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in Trotternish on the Isle of Skye.

A broch once stood nearby, but little remains as the stones have been robbed for other uses. There are a number of caves in the cliffs around Bornesketaig.


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