Eigg
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.
- Type: Locality with 67 residents
- Description: one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Egg”, “Isle ko Eigg”, “Isle of Eigg”, “Ейгг”, “Эйгг”, and “האי אג”
- Postal code: PH42
Places of Interest
Highlights: An Sgùrr and Laig Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cleadale and Galmisdale.
Galmisdale
Village
Eigg
- Categories: island and wildlife reserve
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.8996° or 56° 53′ 59″ north
Longitude
-6.1408° or 6° 8′ 27″ west
Population
67
Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB IGG
Open location code
9C8MVVX5+RM
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Eigg” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Eigg”
- Bengali: “ইগ”
- Breton: “Eige”
- Catalan: “Eigg”
- Cebuano: “Eigg Island”
- Cebuano: “Eigg”
- Chinese: “埃格岛”
- Chinese: “埃格島”
- Czech: “Eigg”
- Danish: “Eigg”
- Dutch: “Eigg”
- Finnish: “Eigg”
- French: “Eigg”
- German: “Eigg”
- Greek: “Εγκ”
- Hebrew: “אג”
- Ido: “Insulo Eigg”
- Irish: “Eige”
- Italian: “Eigg”
- Japanese: “エッグ島”
- Latin: “Egga”
- Low German: “Eigg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Eigg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eigg”
- Norwegian: “Eigg”
- Polish: “Eigg”
- Russian: “Эгг”
- Scots: “Eigg”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eige”
- Southern Dagaare: “Eigg”
- Spanish: “Eigg”
- Swedish: “Eigg”
- Welsh: “Eige”
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Places to explore: Glac an Dorchadais and Cachlaidh nam Marbh.
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