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Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

Field	Value
official_name	Borgue
static_image	Borgue Village - geograph.org.uk - 108634.jpg
static_image_caption	Borgue Village
coordinates
os_grid_reference	NX629484
unitary_scotland	Dumfries and Galloway
lieutenancy_scotland	Kirkcudbrightshire
country	Scotland
post_town	KIRKCUDBRIGHT
postcode_area	DG
postcode_district	DG6
dial_code	01557
constituency_westminster	Dumfries and Galloway
constituency_scottish_parliament	Galloway and West Dumfries

Borgue (pronounced ; ) 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'.

Borgue Parish Church was built in 1814 and designed by architect Walter Newall with alterations dating from 1897 to 1898. Due to a dwindling congregation it closed in August 2018. 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.

Castle Haven dun

Within 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 monument.

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

Hugh Blair of Borgue, eccentric 18th century laird
George Cook, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1876, minister of Borgue 1867 to 1888
Henry Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy (1868–1935), newspaper proprietor and MP
Robin Gray (1931–2022), Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993, born in Borgue
Sheila Lavelle (1939-2001), children's novelist, moved to Borgue in 1989
William Nicholson, poet, the "Bard of Galloway"
John James Pringle (1855–1922), dermatologist
Samuel Smith (1836–1906), Liberal politician
Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway (1928–2020), Scottish nobleman and the 13th Earl of Galloway

List of listed buildings in Borgue

List of listed buildings in Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

References

This article is partly based on a translation of :de:Castle Haven (Borgue) on German Wikipedia

References

Gifford, John.. (2002). "Dumfries and Galloway". Yale University Press.
Norris, Stephen. (2018-08-29). "Final service at Borgue Church".
"Fairy Boy of Borgue - Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland.
{{Historic Environment Scotland
"Castle Haven | Canmore".
(18 January 1991). "Top book award for writer. 'Little Fiend' may soon have her own TV series.". Dumfries and Galloway Standard.

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