English / Map Form: Borreraig
Gaelic Form: Boraraig
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A850
English / Map Form: Borreraig
Gaelic Form: Boraraig
Language Notes
Possibly ON borgar-vík: gen. sg. of ON borg, 'fem' fort + masc. sg. of ON vík, fem. 'bay' = 'bay of the fort'.Element Meaning
possibly ON borgar-vík: borg ~ fort; vík ~ bay
Sources
| Borerag | 1654 Blaeu Map (Skye) |
| Bore-raig | 1776 Mackenzie: North part |
| Borereg | 1804 Heather |
| Boreraig | 1820 Thomson |
| Dùn Boreraig | 1880 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Boraireig | Robertson |
| Boreraig Norse borgavaik or vik, | Forbes, 84 |
| castle bay… ‘Boraraig’ | |
| Boraraig | Sorley Maclean, An Cuilitheann, Uamha ‘n Oir |
Additional Information
Boraireig