Bornish[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrnais) is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

[2] The construction of nearby Dun Vulan broch has been dated to the period 150–50 BC.

[3] Excavations of a Norse settlement nearby have provided important information about lifestyles during this period.

Coins found at Bornais and nearby Cille Pheadair were produced in Norway, Westphalia, and England, although there were none from Scotland.

[5] It is known that Hebrides were taxed using the Ounceland system and evidence from Bornais suggests that settlers there may have been more prosperous than families of a similar status in the Northern Isles, possibly due to a more relaxed political regime.