kids encyclopedia robot

Eigg facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
EiggLandsat
Satellite view

Eigg is a small island off the coast of Scotland. It is 9 km wide and has a population of 83 people. Eiggs highest point is it's only mountain, An Sgùrr.

Images for kids

  • Eigg 1892 map
    An 1892 map of Eigg.
  • Path to An Sgurr - geograph.org.uk - 826199

    Slope down to Galmisdale. The metalworking site is just beyond the prow, on the left

  • Gravel beach, North-east Isle of Eigg - geograph.org.uk - 1466077

    The north-eastern coast

  • Loch nam Ban Mora - geograph.org.uk - 396869

    Loch nam Ban Mora

  • An Sgurr from a sea kayak perspective - geograph.org.uk - 1256402

    The coast at Kildonnan

  • Coast near Laig Bay - geograph.org.uk - 475877

    The Bay of Laig. The square cairns are sited on the far coast, in the centre

  • Museum of ScotlandDSCF6324

    Viking sword hilt found in a tumulus at Dail Sithean

  • Celtic Cross - geograph.org.uk - 396903

    Remains of the cross at Kildonnan

  • Central Eigg - geograph.org.uk - 838740

    Central and northern Eigg

  • Uamh Fhraing - geograph.org.uk - 904456

    The entrance from a short distance away

  • Ruined chapel of Kildonnan. - geograph.org.uk - 125587

    Kildonnan chapel

  • Kildonnan Graveyard - geograph.org.uk - 396881

    The carved human depiction

  • The Sgurr, Eigg - geograph.org.uk - 200126

    The entrance to Cathedral Cave, with An Sgùrr

  • Kildonan Mill - geograph.org.uk - 36569

    The Mill

  • CruiseOfTheBetsy-Miller-TitlePage

    The Cruise of the Betsey (1858)

  • Grulin Iochdrach - geograph.org.uk - 451682

    The remains of Lower Grulin

  • Isle of Eigg, Sandavore Kirk - geograph.org.uk - 916358

    Sandavore kirk

  • Eigg harbour and commemorative stone - geograph.org.uk - 511648

    Modernist sculpture commemorating the trust's purchase of the island

  • Sgorr an Fharaidh - geograph.org.uk - 185462

    Cleadale from the northern end of the island

  • Alternative Coastal Route

    The view from MV Sheerwater en route from Arisaig

  • Eigg wind turbines

    Two of Eigg's wind turbines

  • Deep in thought.......... - geograph.org.uk - 842921

    Cow on the beach

  • View Of The Mainland From Eigg

    View of the mainland from Eigg

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Eigg para niños

Black History Month on Kiddle
Famous African-American Architects:
Calvin Brent
Walter T. Bailey
Martha Cassell Thompson
Alberta Jeannette Cassell
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Eigg Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.