I went because: At 12 square miles, I figured a tiny remote isle would guarantee an earthy, untouristy experience, allowing me to absorb the real Scotland. Don't miss: Hiking up the An Sgurr - the ...

About 15 miles off the west coast of Scotland, a pitchstone wall rises out of the sea. Ringed with cliffs and topped by a formidable peak called the Sgurr, the island of Eigg isn't so much exposed to ...

Despite being one of the smallest Scottish islands with just 110 residents, the Isle of Eigg is a model of forward-thinking, sustainable, eco-conscious living. As the ferry bobbed with the ebb and ...

It is one thing to complain about the owner of an island and insist you could run it better, but quite another to actually buy that island and run it yourself. That is exactly what the community of ...

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