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Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway
Borgue (pronounced ) 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'.
According to folk tradition, Borgue was once the home of a boy who could consort with the fairies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/scotland/kircudbrightshire/folklore/fairy-boy-of-borgue.html )〕
==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 ()
* Randolph, Earl of Galloway (1928-), Scottish nobleman and the current earl of Galloway
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