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Borve Castle

Alternative names for Borve Castle

Farr Castle

Where is Borve Castle?

Borve Castle is in the parish of Farr and the county of Sutherland.

Grid reference:NC 7251 6408

Lat / long:58.54605700,-4.19218760

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OS Map for Borve Castle

OS map 448
Strath Naver / Srath Nabhair & Loch Loyal (Bettyhill)
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Weather at Borve Castle

8°C
max 8°C / min 8°C
25km/h SE
1013mb
65%
13%
05:45 18:56

Few clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 13:03

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Borve Castle

Tongue (site of)

14.3km away

Caisteal Bharraich

16.1km away

Borlum

24.6km away

Dounreay Castle

25.9km away

Brims Castle

32.5km away

Balnakeil House

33.5km away

Scrabster Castle

38.4km away

Castle of Ormlie

38.8km away

Caisteal Morar na Shein (site of)

39.9km away
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Ancient sites near Borve Castle

Bridge Of Isauld (site of) broch

25.1km away

Achvarasdal broch

25.8km away

Cnoc Urray (possible) broch

25.9km away

Achbuiligan Tulloch (possible) broch

26.4km away

Achunabust broch

26.8km away

Green Tullochs broch

29.3km away

East Shebster broch

29.9km away

Crosskirk broch

30.5km away

Tulloch of Lybster broch

30.6km away
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Pictish stones near Borve Castle

Sandside Class I symbol stone

22.5km away

Reay Class III cross slab

30.5km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

40.2km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

40.5km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

46.4km away

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

56.1km away

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

56.2km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

61.4km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

62.7km away
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Pictish sites near Borve Castle

Burghead fort

102.0km away

Torvean silver chain

120.7km away

Gaulcross hoard

127.9km away

Parkhill silver chain

188.8km away

Nigg silver chain

200.6km away

Dunnicaer fort

211.7km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

229.1km away

Norrie's Law hoard

264.7km away

Haddington silver chain

299.9km away
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Accommodation near Borve Castle

Tongue SYHA Hostel
hostelTongue
14.7km away
Tongue Hotel
hotelTongue
15.1km away
Durness SYHA Hostel
hostelDurness
31.0km away
Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
38.0km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
38.4km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
39.3km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
39.3km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
39.3km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
46.7km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
46.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Borve Castle

Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
39.3km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
39.3km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
39.3km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
63.2km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
66.0km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
74.6km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
74.7km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
74.8km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
82.0km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
82.0km away
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Published on the 15th of February 2012 at 9:46 pm. Updated on the 16th of February 2012 at 5:46 am.

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