Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Sgurr a' Choire Bhig
Height: 877m / 2877ft • Prominence: 42m / 138ft • Summit : small cairn • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

Isle Of Rum Surrounded By Haar
The Isle of Rum enveloped in fog viewed from the summit of Sgurr nan Eag on the Cuillin Ridge.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
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Coire Ghrunnda
Coire Ghrunnda take before the steep,rocky descent from Sgurr nan Eag during a heatwave on the Cuillin Ridge.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
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Black Cuiilin Ridge
Looking along the Cuillin Ridge from above Sgùrr nan Eag.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
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Sgùrr nan Eag
Looking south-east past Gars-Bheinn and the culmination of the Cuillin ridge.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
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Coir' a' Ghrunnda
From Bealach a' Garbh-Choire, with Sgurr Sgumain, Sgurr Alasdair and Sgurr Thearlaich.
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Coir' a' Ghrunnda
From Bealach a' Garbh-Choire, with Sgurr Sgumain, Sgurr Alasdair and Sgurr Thearlaich.
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Isle Of Rum Surrounded By Haar
The Isle of Rum enveloped in fog viewed from the summit of Sgurr nan Eag on the Cuillin Ridge.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
isleofrum rum skye isleofskye sgurrnaneag inversion summer blackcuillin mountains islands landscape uk highlands scoltland canon 6dmkii 51781203325

Coire Ghrunnda
Coire Ghrunnda take before the steep,rocky descent from Sgurr nan Eag during a heatwave on the Cuillin Ridge.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
coireghrunnda skye isleofskye highlands uk scotland cuillin cuillinridge sgurrnaneag munro munrobagging hiking landscape mountains canon 6dmkii lochan lake summer 51776973514

Black Cuiilin Ridge
Looking along the Cuillin Ridge from above Sgùrr nan Eag.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
sgurrnaneag munro munrobagging munros blackcuillin cuillinridge cuillin skyecuillin isleofskye skye ridge ridgeline drone dronephotography highlands hiking landscape mountain mountains scotland summer summit uk 54202535871

Sgùrr nan Eag
Looking south-east past Gars-Bheinn and the culmination of the Cuillin ridge.
21-Jul-21 • Russell-Davies • flickr
sgurrnaneag isleofskye skye skyecuillin blackcuillin cuillinridge munrobagging munro munros ridge ridgeline garsbheinn highlands hiking landscape mountains scotland summer summit uk drone dronephotography 54202784638

Coir' a' Ghrunnda
From Bealach a' Garbh-Choire, with Sgurr Sgumain, Sgurr Alasdair and Sgurr Thearlaich.
scotland skye inner hebrides ilford hp5 cuillin mountains sgurrnaneag coiraghrunnda climbing scrambling hiking rock scree gabbro highlands islands bealachagarbhchoire film negatives bw monochrome analog scans 52452046389

Coir' a' Ghrunnda
From Bealach a' Garbh-Choire, with Sgurr Sgumain, Sgurr Alasdair and Sgurr Thearlaich.
scotland skye inner hebrides ilford hp5 cuillin mountains sgurrnaneag coiraghrunnda climbing scrambling hiking rock scree gabbro highlands islands bealachagarbhchoire film negatives bw monochrome analog scans 52452223755

Sgurr nan Eag
From Bealach a' Garbh-Choire.
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From Bealach a' Garbh-choire
Our climb to the top of Sgurr nan Eag was in mist, but on the way back down it cleared enough to snatch a few views. Here looking south with the summit out of shot to the right, Sgurr a' Choire Bhig and Gars-bheinn to the left, a glimpse of Loch Coruisk and Loch Scavaig down below.
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Sgurr nan Eag
Our climb to the top of Sgurr nan Eag was in mist, but on the way back down it cleared enough to snatch a few views. Here looking back to the summit with Sgurr a' Choire Bhig and Gars-bheinn to the left.
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Sgurr nan Eag
Looking back to the summit from Bealach a' Garbh-Choire as the mists cleared on our way down.
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Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.