An Sgùrr
An Sgùrr is the highest point on the island of Eigg in Scotland's Small Isles. It was formed 59 million years ago; the result of one of the last eruptions of a volcano, the core of which now forms the Isle of Rùm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,293 feet
- Description: mountain on Eigg, HIghland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An Sgurr” and “Scuir of Eigg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Chathastail and Eigg Lodge, Eigg.
Eilean Chathastail
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eilean Chathastail is one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmisdale and Eigg.
Galmisdale
Village
Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmisdale is the main port of the island of Eigg, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Eigg
Photo: Graham Lewis, CC BY 2.0.
Eigg is one of the Small Isles, lying 10 miles off the west coast of Scotland, and with a population of just under 100. The name means "notched" and it's a moorland plateau cleaved by a valley, with the dramatic scarp of An Sgurr looming over it.
Cleadale
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleadale is a settlement on the north west side of the island of Eigg, in the Small Isles of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. The setting is visually dramatic.
An Sgùrr
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.88397° or 56° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.16577° or 6° 9′ 57″ westElevation
1,293 feet (394 metres)Open location code
9C8MVRMM+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 709205180OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Western Panjabi—“An Sgùrr” goes by many names.
- Breton: “An Sgurr”
- Breton: “An Sgùrr”
- Cebuano: “An Sgùrr”
- Dutch: “An Sgùrr”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ان سجور”
- German: “An Sgùrr”
- Irish: “An Sgúrr, Eige”
- Irish: “An Sgùrr, Eige”
- Irish: “An Sgùrr”
- Japanese: “アン・スガー”
- Ladin: “An Sgùrr”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “An Sgurr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Sgurr på Eigg”
- Norwegian: “An Sgurr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Sgurr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Sgùrr”
- Swedish: “An Sgùrr”
- Western Panjabi: “این سگر”
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Explore places such as Cnoc an Uileann and Grulin Uachdrach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Àirigh Dhonnchaidh Mhic Nèill and Dun.
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