Sgurr nan Eag

Sgùrr nan Eag

Meaning

peak of the notches

Upland Feature

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

IV47

NG457195

English / Map Form: Sgurr nan Eag

Gaelic Form: Sgùrr nan Eag

Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE

Postcode area: IV47

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Sgurr nan Eag

Gaelic Form: Sgùrr nan Eag

Language Notes

G nom. sg. sgurr, masc. ‘peak’ + gen. pl. masc. def. art. nan + gen. pl. of G eag masc. ‘notch’

Sources

Sgurr nan Eag. The notched or serrated peak, the sgor of notches, etc.; also found given Sgurr-Eag, the notch, and on the top of Sgurr Dubh Mor.: Forbes 1923, 326

Additional Information

Munro M265, 924m