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Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

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OS grid reference
  
NX629484

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
DG6 4xx

Local time
  
Thursday 12:26 PM

Council area
  
Dumfries and Galloway

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
KIRKCUDBRIGHT

Police
  
Scottish

Dialling code
  
01557

UK parliament constituency
  
Dumfries and Galloway

Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 83% Humidity

Scottish parliament
  
Galloway and West Dumfries

Lieutenancy areas
  
Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire

Borgue (pronounced /ˈbɔrɡ/) 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'.

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Map of Borgue, Kirkcudbright, UK

According to folk tradition, Borgue was once the home of a boy who could consort with the fairies.

Notable people from Borgue

  • The poet William Nicholson, the 'Bard of Galloway'
  • Hugh Blair of Borgue, eccentric 18th century noble.
  • George Cook, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1876, who was minister of Borgue
  • 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 [1]
  • Randolph, Earl of Galloway (1928-), Scottish nobleman and the current earl of Galloway

    • List of listed buildings in Borgue

    List of listed buildings in Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway

    References

    Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway Wikipedia
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