Eigg, Garbh Bealach
Eigg, Garbh Bealach is a fort in Highland Council, Scotland. Eigg, Garbh Bealach is situated nearby to the peak Cnoc Leathan, as well as near Cathedral Cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: hillfort in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Galmisdale”, “Garbh Bealach”, and “Sandavore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include An Sgùrr and Eilean Chathastail.
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.
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 Lodge, Eigg
Building
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eigg Lodge, Eigg is a building, which is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Eigg, Garbh Bealach.
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. Cleadale is situated 3 miles north of Eigg, Garbh Bealach.
Eigg, Garbh Bealach
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.87741° or 56° 52′ 39″ northLongitude
-6.15331° or 6° 9′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C8MVRGW+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8606592196OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q31097948
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Leathan and Cathedral Cave.
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