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Scuir Egg [An Sgurr, Eigg]
Skene, James, 1805, Watercolour
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Scuir Egg [An Sgurr, Eigg]
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Title
Scuir Egg [An Sgurr, Eigg]
Description
A view looking across a rocky landscape to the steep-sided mound of An Sgurr on the Isle of Eigg. The summit of the rocky mound is partially obscured by stormy clouds. In the foreground, a man wearing a kilt and holding a walking stick stands on a large stone watching over a herd of goats.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1805
Size
28 x 43 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The small hebridean island of Eigg lies off the west coast of Scotland and to the south of Skye. After suffering many years of mismanagement from absentee landlords, the community, in partnership with Scottish Wildlife Trust and Highland Council, bought the island in 1997. It has a population of approximately 80 people and is easily reached by tourists by boat from Mallaig. An Sgurr is a columned mass of volcanic pitchstone rising to over 1200ft at the southern end of Eigg and approached by a mile long rocky ridge. Find out more about the
Isle of Eigg
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