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.
- Locality with 67 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 310 feet (100 metres)
- Description: one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Postal code: PH42
- Also known as“Egg”“Isle of Eigg”
Places of Interest
Discover An Sgùrr and St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cleadale and Galmisdale.
Galmisdale
Galmisdale is the main port of the island of Eigg, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides.
Eigg
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Latitude
56.8996° or 56° 53′ 59″ north
Longitude
-6.1408° or 6° 8′ 27″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB IGG
Open location code
9C8MVVX5+RM
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Eigg” goes by many names.
EiggBasque
ইগBengali
EigeBreton
EiggBreton
EiggCatalan
EiggCebuano
Eigg IslandCebuano
埃格岛Chinese
אגHebrew
האי אגHebrew
Insulo EiggIdo
EigeIrish
EiggItalian
エッグ島Japanese
EggaLatin
EiggLow German
EiggNorwegian
EigeNorwegian Bokmål
EiggNorwegian Bokmål
EiggNorwegian Nynorsk
EiggPolish
ЕйггRussian
ЭггRussian
ЭйггRussian
EiggScots
EigeScottish Gaelic
EggSouthern Dagaare
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glac an Dorchadais and Cachlaidh nam Marbh.
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