Borrowston Scottish Gaelic: Borghastan
Crofts, Borrowston
Borrowston Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic English
OS grid reference	NB190424
Civil parish	Uig
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places UK Scotland 58°16′52″N 6°47′35″W / 58.281°N 6.793°W / 58.281; -6.793

Borrowston^[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Borghastan), with a population of about 50,^[1] is a crofting township situated on the Isle of Lewis, on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the northern end of Loch Carloway 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) west of Carloway.^[2] Borrowston is within the parish of Uig,^[1] and is situated near to the A858, which runs through Carloway.^[3] The hill Ben Borriston (85 metres or 279 feet) lies to the west.^[2]