An Cruachan
An Cruachan is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 981 feet. An Cruachan is situated nearby to the hamlet Cuagach, as well as near the locality Monadh a‘ Bhràighe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Laig Beach and St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg.
An Sgùrr
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
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.
An Cruachan
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 981 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.9136° or 56° 54′ 49″ northLongitude
-6.1316° or 6° 7′ 54″ westElevation
981 feet (299 metres)Open location code
9C8MWV79+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2807430739OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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