
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eigg, Galmisdale as Cairn(s) (prehistoric), Cist (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic cairn and cist, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. This site is significant as part of the early funerary and ritual landscape of the Scottish Outer Hebrides.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Eigg, GalmisdaleDun (prehistoric) · 139 yd
Eigg, Galmisdale PierPier (period Unassigned), Quay Crane (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 195 yd
Galmisdale PointHeadland · 260 yd
Eigg, Galmisdale BayBowl (pottery)(iron Age) · 309 yd
Eigg, Clanranald HarbourHarbour (18th Century), Slipway(s) (20th Century) · 319 yd
A' ChleitHeadland · 347 yd
Eilean ChathastailIslet · 730 yd
Garbh SgeirIslet · 759 yd
Uamh FhraingCave · 991 yd
Poll nam PartanBeach / strand · 1163 yd
An SgùrrMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Old Shop MuseumMuseum · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Lisa Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0