Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
29.6km²
Area
30km
Coastline
393m
Highest point
An Sgùrr
105
People
14°C
Warmest sea
August
737km
To the mainland
When to go to Eigg
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (14 °C) and coolest in March (8 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
One of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Eigg is an island in United Kingdom. It belongs to Inner Hebrides. It covers 29.6 km², with 30 km of coastline. Its highest point, An Sgùrr, rises to 393 m. About 105 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 737 km away.
Getting there
- Tiree Airport (TRE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 62 km in a straight lineCar hire at INV airport (Inverness)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesEigg - Rùm, Arisaig - Eigg - Rum/Muck
- 737 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Eigg.
- 7beachesLaig Beach, Singing Sands, Poll nam Partan and 4 more
- 1ferry terminalsEigg
- 15named peaksAn Sgùrr, Cora-bheinn, Sgòrr an Fharaidh and 12 more
- 1castles and fortsGarbh Bealach
- 38ruins and archaeological sitesStanding Stone, Kildonnan Cross, Dun site and 35 more
- 1waymarked walking routesSinging Sands Trail
- 2campsitesEigg Camping Pods
- 7hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 2restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Eigg in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Eigg, each with its own numbers.
2mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
393m
An Sgùrr
prominence 393 m · according to Peakyas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 137 m above the sea. 75 % of it is below 200 m.
- 19 %0–50 m
- 56 %50–200 m
- 25 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Night low (°C) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Sea (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 181 | 130 | 123 | 85 | 100 | 101 | 117 | 139 | 138 | 170 | 162 | 180 |
| Wet days | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 31 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | −0.8 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.4 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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UlvaUnited Kingdom18 km²313 m47 km away
IonaUnited Kingdom8.5 km²97 m65 km away
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q514481) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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