Borreraig Explained

Map Type:Isle of Skye
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:57.484°N -6.694°W
Official Name:Borreraig
Gaelic Name:Boraraig
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Os Grid Reference:NG1853

Borreraig (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Boraraig) is a crofting settlement in Duirinish, north-west of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. The ancient and famous MacCrimmon Piping Heritage Centre is based in the village, where the chiefs of the Highlands sent their young pipers for training.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Clive Aslet. Villages of Britain: The Five Hundred Villages that Made the Countryside. 26 June 2017. 15 August 2011. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-60819-672-2. 836.