Borve Castle, mid-14 th century Large, oblong tower-house with attached ranges, thought to have been built between 1344 and 1363 by Amy MacRuari. The lichened lump of mortared rubble is the ruin of a massively thick, three-storey structure, with an entrance in the south wall. A former stronghold of the Macdonalds of Benbecula, Borve was occupied until at least the earlier 17th century. It was surveyed by Rev. Aeneas Macdonald in 1913 , when the south and east walls stood to three storeys and it had “a vaulted chamber in the west wall and another in the north wall” (see https://canmore.org.uk/site/9962)
The ruins are in a poor condition and can bedangerous to explore, but are still an imposing feature in the landscape. Opening model view is from the North - a 1metre range pole is N-S to the west of the ruin.
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