Nunton
Nunton became the seat of the Clanranald after their stronghold at Orimiclate Castle on neighbouring South Uist was destroyed by fire in 1715. Its Gaelic name Baile nan Cailleach (Nun's Township) reveals the religious significance of this location. A 14th Century chapel and nunnery stood here on the east side of the road. The chapel called Teampull Mhuire and its adjacent cemetery Cladh Mhuire were dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Bonnie Prince Charlie sheltered in Nunton farm house in 1746 while on the run after Culloden. Nunton House is a now a Listed structure - one of the oldest buildings in the Outer Hebrides.
Nunton Steadings on the west of the main carriageway has been restored by a community trust and leased to private local firm which operates it as a cafe and arts centre. Originally, it was a collection of different farm yard buildings, barn, stable, byre, for the farm. A bell tower was attached around 1760 to summon the farmhands from the surrounding fields.
In 1923 Nunton farm was raided by crofters, desperate for land. The farm was later broken up into eight holdings and the steadings and house let separately.
Borve Castle was built about 1350 and became the stronghold of the Uist Macdonalds of Clan Ranald. Macdonalds occupied the castle until the 17th century when the clan established a new seat at Nunton. The three-storey oblong tower originally reached about 20 metres. The ruins are sited on a croft and seen on the coastal road. Teampull Bhuirgh, Borve Church was sited less than 200 metres on the west side of Borve Castle on the seaward side of the road though little of its remains.