Mountains & hills · Scottish Islands
Borrowston
In or near Callanish.
Borrowston in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Iain Macaulay — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Borrowston is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Borrowston (Scottish Gaelic: Borghastan), with a population of about 50, 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 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) west of Carloway. Borrowston is within the parish of Uig, and is situated near to the A858, which runs through Carloway. The hill Ben Borriston (85 metres or 279 feet) lies to the west.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.2814, -6.7931
- District
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Postcode
- HS2 9AP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Sources
- wikidata: Q4945051 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Borrowston, Lewis (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Ben Borrowston
Mountains & hills · 0.4 km
Loch Carloway
Natural landmarks · 0.5 km
Beinn an Dùin
Mountains & hills · 1.1 km
Beinn an Duin
Mountains & hills · 1.1 km
Aird Laimishader
Mountains & hills · 1.2 km
Dun Carloway
Hill forts · 1.3 km
Dùn Chàrlabhaigh, Broch
Natural landmarks · 1.3 km
Clach An Tursa
Archaeological sites · 1.3 km
Carloway War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.4 km
Carloway Free Church
Historic churches · 1.4 km
Garenin
Islands · 1.6 km
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
Museums · 1.7 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Borrowston?
- Borrowston is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode HS2 9AP).
- What is Borrowston?
- Borrowston in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Borrowston?
- Drivers can use postcode HS2 9AP.
- Is Borrowston free to visit?
- Yes, Borrowston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Borrowston?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HS2 9AP. It sits within the Na h-Eileanan an Iar parliamentary constituency.