English / Map Form: Borgie
Gaelic Form: Borgaidh
County: Caithness
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Borgie
Gaelic Form: Borgaidh
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
Borgymoir, Borgybeg c. 1591 Pont map 2r
Borg a fortress: MacBain p.18
“A fort byrgi, an enclosure. The place gives its name to the river that flows by it.” MacKay Parish of Tongue: p 119.
Borgie, River Abhainn Bhor(a)gaidh Robertson Collection MS358, 53
Additional Information
Borgie Forest Walks ~ Cuairtean Coille Bhorgaidh
Borgie Glen ~ Gleann Bhorgaidh (NC667588) Tongue Parish
