Rubha na Crannaig

Rubha na Crannaig is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include An Sgùrr and Eilean Chathastail.

An Sgùrr

Peak

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.

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.

Eigg Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eigg and Cleadale.

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.