Season: spring
This is one beach in an outstandingly beautiful collection that run down the west coast of South Harris. Borve beach is deeper and less wide than neighbouring Scaristavore and Scarista beyond. A spectacular panorama unfolds as you look out from the beach towards the sea. The beach faces west and is sandy, unspoilt and in harmony with the machair behind, which itself becomes a panoply of wild flowers in high summer. For a different perspective, climb up past Macleod’s Stone, sitting at the end of Traigh Iar, which is further along between Borve and Horgabost beaches; there’s a wonderful beach and sea view to enjoy. This is a must-visit location for any adventurous beachgoer.
The significance of the beach for Karen.
The scene at beautiful Borve beach.
It doesn’t matter what the question is, the answer is the beach! A place of beauty, transient light, energy, excitement, reflection and possibilities. This boundary between the elements, the ever changing fringe, where the otters run, the porpoises hunt the waves and the eagle soars above. The sound of the surf on Borve beach calls me to return to this place, a tonic to the body and the soul. It uplifts the human in us all and reminds me to just be.