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Borrowston, Lewis

Coordinates: 58°16′52″N 6°47′35″W / 58.281°N 6.793°W / 58.281; -6.793
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Borrowston
Crofts, Borrowston
Borrowston is located in Outer Hebrides
Borrowston
Borrowston
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB190424
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
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58°16′52″N 6°47′35″W / 58.281°N 6.793°W / 58.281; -6.793

Borrowston[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Borghastan), with a population of about 50,[1] is a crofting township situated on the Isle of Lewis, on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the northern end of Loch Carloway 12 mile (800 metres) west of Carloway.[2] Borrowston is within the parish of Uig,[1] and is situated near to the A858, which runs through Carloway.[3] The hill Ben Borriston (85 metres or 279 feet) lies to the west.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Details of Borrowston". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Munro, David M. (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.
  3. ^ "A858". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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