Population and Geography
Residents, mainly Gaelic speaking, number about 150, and the village has more than 50 crofts. In recent decades, its population has fallen. As in many other villages on Lewis, older people are in a majority.
The village is in three parts: Borve, which stretches from the southern boundary to the river; High Borve, north of the river; and Melbost Borve, nearest Galson and Dun Bhuirgh. Official records refer to these as Fivepenny Borve, Mid-Borve and Melbost Borve, but the first two names are no longer used.
Two adjacent bridges cross the River Borve in the village. The old one, built in 1896, used to be a site for dancing. Now disused, it is constructed of rubble with a stone arch. The new bridge was completed in 1991.
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