What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eigg, An Cruachan as Marker Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Marker cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its role as a possible territorial or ceremonial marker within the prehistoric landscape of the Scottish Inner Hebrides.
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Places near here
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Eigg War MemorialMemorial · 1437 yd
Eigg, CleadaleBuilding (19th Century), Cart Shed (19th Century)(possible), Enclosure (19th Century), Stack Stand(s) (19th Century) · 1659 yd
Eigg, HowlinBuilding(s) (19th Century), Building Platform (20th Century), Cottage (20th Century), Enclosure(s) (19th Century), Stack Stand(s) (19th Century), Township (19th Century) · 1755 yd
Eigg, Howlin HouseFarmhouse (18th Century) · 1.1 mi
Old Shop MuseumMuseum · 1.2 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Eigg, Public SchoolSchool (period Unassigned), Schoolhouse (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
EiggIsland · 1.4 mi
Bay of LaigBay · 1.5 mi
Singing SandsBeach / strand · 1.6 mi
Camas SgiotaigBay · 1.7 mi