Eigg has changed hands many times over the centuries and quite a few times in the last one. Many of the landlords were unsatisfactory and in 1997 the island was bought by the islanders, Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust and is now run as a trust.
We stayed at the excellent Glebe Barn hostel but there are also several B&Bs and self-catering properties to rent. The only shop on the island is by the quay at Galmisdale, where the ferry from Mallaig docks. There is also a good café there.
An Sgurr is the most noticeable landscape feature on the island. It is the largest mass of columnar pitchstone lava in Great Britain. It isn't accessible from the south side without climbing equipment but on the north west side there is a way up with just a short scramble.
An Sgurr
An Sgurr
An Sgurr
Top of An Sgurr
Singing Sands - Camus Sgiotaig
The grains of quartz squeak as you scuff your feet over them.
View from the top of the Sgurr
Bay of Laig
On the south coast near the deserted townships of Grulin is the Massacre or MacDonalds’ Cave. In 1577 the MacLeods of Skye suffocated up to 395 MacDonalds who were hiding from them in the cave by lighting a fire at the entrance. Nearby is Cathedral Cave. After the Reformation Roman Catholic priests conducted services in it.
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