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Discover Borve in United Kingdom
Borve in the region of Scotland is a town located in United Kingdom - some 538 mi or ( 866 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Borve is now 06:05 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tórshavn, Vatisker, Swanibost, Stornoway, and South Dell. When in this area, you might want to check out Tórshavn . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Borve ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
The butt of Lewis with scenery of waves and cliff edges. Western Isles, Scotland.
More views from the butt of Lewis, beside the lighthouse. The drop to the ocean is really big and when weather is bad the conditions can be ferocious. ..
Traigh Shanndaigh, near The Butt Of Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland.
Small beach close to the butt of Lewis. Taken on vacation early 2009 from the Western Isles. Scotland. ..
Lighthouse on the Island of Lewis, Scotland.
Taken on vacation while relaxing on the Island of Lewis in Scotland. This location is relatively close to Stornoway and the area is called Point. While I took this video it was an extremely windy and ..
Another video of the Lighthouse at the Butt of the Island of Lewis, Scotland.
View from the side of the lighthouse at the butt of Lewis. You can see the waves crashing about, this was on a nice day. Loads of birds flying about also. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Steinacleit
Steinacleit is a prehistoric archeological site on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The site consists of an array of boulders which marks what is left of a chambered cairn, and possibly shows the site was overlain by a huge hall. There are ten large stone slabs surrounding the central mound. Folk legend of the Outer Hebrides states there was probably a battlefield near the location. The site is 50 feet in diameter and oval in shape.
Located at 58.40 -6.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Clach an Trushal
Clach an Trushal (Scottish Gaelic: Clach an Truiseil, translated to English "Stone of Compassion") is the tallest standing stone in Scotland at 5.8 metres tall. It is sited in the village of Ballantrushal on the west side of Lewis.
Located at 58.39 -6.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
South Dell
South Dell is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Located at 58.47 -6.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
SS Gracechurch
SS Gracechurch was a 4,318 GRT cargo ship built by William Doxford & Sons at Pallion on Wearside in 1930. She had nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of 187 square feet feeding three 180 lbf/in single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of 6,105 square feet . She was first owned by Gracechurch Shipping Co of Newcastle and managed by James, Muers & Co of Cardiff. In 1933 she was sold to B.J. Sutherland & Co who renamed her SS Peebles.
Located at 58.48 -6.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Barvas
Barvas is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. North is the road to Ness; west takes the traveller to Carloway and the West Side; south runs the road to Stornoway. It is known as being the location of the highest concentration of Scottish Gaelic speakers in Scotland (74.7% of the population). In the early 2000s, controversy hit the area as one of Europe's largest windfarms was planned for Barvas Moor.
Located at 58.35 -6.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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