Barra, Dun Borve
Dun (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Barra, Dun Borve
Classification Dun (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 9738
Site Number NF60SE 9
NGR NF 6546 0137
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9738
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barra
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF60SE 9 6546 0137.
(NF 6546 0137) Dun Borve (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
The site of Dun Borve is on the summit of a sand-covered hill on the east side of the road at Borve, 50 ft above sea- level. Every trace has been either removed or covered with sand.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 7 June 1915.
RCAHMS confirmed.
Visited by OS (W D J) 15 May 1965.
Field Visit (7 June 1915)
Dun Borve, Borve.
On the summit of a sand-covered hill on the east side of the road at Borve, at an elevation of 50 feet above sea-level, is the site of Dun Borve. Every trace of building has either been removed or covered with sand.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 7 June 1915.
OS map: Barra lxiv.