Laig Beach
Laig Beach is a beach in Highland Council, Scotland. Laig Beach is situated nearby to the islet Sgeir na Traghad, as well as near St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg.- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cleadale Beach” and “Tràigh Chlèadail”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg and An Sgùrr.
St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg
Church
St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg is situated 1,700 feet east of Laig Beach.
An Sgùrr
Peak
An Sgùrr, also known as The Sgùrr of Eigg, 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. An Sgùrr is situated 2½ miles south of Laig Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cleadale and Eigg.
Cleadale
Village
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.
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.Galmisdale
Village
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. Galmisdale is situated 3 miles south of Laig Beach.
Laig Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.9177° or 56° 55′ 4″ north
Longitude
-6.15999° or 6° 9′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C8MWR9R+32
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
Wikidata ID
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