Borgue Parish Church was built in 1814 and designed by architect Walter Newall with alterations dating from 1897 to 1898.[3] Due to a dwindling congregation it closed in August 2018.[4] The churchyard contains the late C19 Gothic mausoleum of the Gordons of Earlston.
According to folk tradition, Borgue was once the home of a boy who could consort with the fairies.[5]
Only about 10.5m x 18m in size, Castle Haven is of an unusual D-shape with an almost straight west wall running along the edge of a cliff. The fort is now overgrown and difficult to discern in the landscape, but a nearly concentric outer wall remains; the main entrance is in the arch segment to the north, while a smaller access at the south end leads down to the beach. Another peculiar characteristic of this fort is the almost totally hollow construction of the wall, which contains three galleries of different lengths within its thickness; six adits lead to the galleries. Steps lead to the top of the wall.
Artefacts found during restoration - two spiral bronze finger rings and a blue and white glass bead - indicate that its users were relatively prosperous. There were also fragments of an enamelled medieval brooch.
Transcriptions and photographs of Gravestones in Borgue Parish
November 10, 2023
borgue, dumfries, galloway, village, north, scotland, same, name, borgue, highland, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed,. For the village in the north of Scotland of the same name see Borgue Highland This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Borgue Dumfries and Galloway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Borgue pronounced ˈbɔrɡ Scottish Gaelic Borgh is a village and parish in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland It lies 5 miles south west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet The name Borgue recorded as Borg in 1469 is from Old Norse borg stronghold 1 2 BorgueBorgue VillageBorgueLocation within Dumfries and GallowayOS grid referenceNX629484Council areaDumfries and GallowayLieutenancy areaKirkcudbrightshireCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKIRKCUDBRIGHTPostcode districtDG6Dialling code01557PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentDumfries and GallowayScottish ParliamentGalloway and West DumfriesList of places UK Scotland 54 48 43 N 4 08 02 W 54 812 N 4 134 W 54 812 4 134Borgue Parish Church was built in 1814 and designed by architect Walter Newall with alterations dating from 1897 to 1898 3 Due to a dwindling congregation it closed in August 2018 4 The churchyard contains the late C19 Gothic mausoleum of the Gordons of Earlston According to folk tradition Borgue was once the home of a boy who could consort with the fairies 5 Contents 1 Castle Haven dun 2 Notable people from Borgue 3 List of listed buildings in Borgue 4 References 5 External linksCastle Haven dun edit nbsp Castle HavenWithin the parish near Kirkandrews and due west of the village of Borgue is Castle Haven an Iron Age hill fort of uncertain date which is designated a scheduled ancient monument 6 7 Only about 10 5m x 18m in size Castle Haven is of an unusual D shape with an almost straight west wall running along the edge of a cliff The fort is now overgrown and difficult to discern in the landscape but a nearly concentric outer wall remains the main entrance is in the arch segment to the north while a smaller access at the south end leads down to the beach Another peculiar characteristic of this fort is the almost totally hollow construction of the wall which contains three galleries of different lengths within its thickness six adits lead to the galleries Steps lead to the top of the wall Artefacts found during restoration two spiral bronze finger rings and a blue and white glass bead indicate that its users were relatively prosperous There were also fragments of an enamelled medieval brooch Notable people from Borgue editThe poet William Nicholson the Bard of Galloway Hugh Blair of Borgue eccentric 18th century laird Very Rev George Cook Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1876 who was minister of Borgue 1867 to 1888 Samuel Smith 1836 1906 Liberal politician John James Pringle 1855 1922 dermatologist Henry Lord Dalziel 1868 1935 newspaper proprietor and MP Sir Robin Gray 1931 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993 who was born in Borgue Adam Gray Local historian and author 8 Randolph Earl of Galloway 1928 2020 Scottish nobleman and the 13th Earl of GallowayList of listed buildings in Borgue editList of listed buildings in Borgue Dumfries and GallowayReferences edit Nicolaisen W F H 2001 Scottish Place Names Edinburgh John Donald p 144 Grant Alison Elizabeth 2003 Scandinavian Place Names in Northern Britain as Evidence for Language Contact and Interaction PDF University of Glasgow Unpublished PhD Thesis p 260 Archived from the original PDF on 2 April 2015 Gifford John 2002 Dumfries and Galloway Yale University Press ISBN 0300096712 OCLC 49297770 Norris Stephen 29 August 2018 Final service at Borgue Church dailyrecord Retrieved 28 July 2019 Fairy Boy of Borgue Mysterious Britain amp Ireland Mysterious Britain amp Ireland Archived from the original on 19 August 2014 Retrieved 17 August 2014 Historic Environment Scotland Castle Haven dun Castle Haven Bay SM1116 Retrieved 16 April 2019 Castle Haven Canmore Obituary Adam Gray This article is partly based on a translation of de Castle Haven Borgue on German WikipediaExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borgue Dumfries and Galloway Photos of Borgue village Borgue Primary School website permanent dead link Borgue Parish Home Page Transcriptions and photographs of Gravestones in Borgue Parish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Borgue Dumfries and Galloway amp oldid 1116996276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
