An Sgurr: The second Eigg Box. Traditional Geocache

A companion cache to Eilean Eige (set in June 2011 after my remote event on Eigg), this cache was placed during a return visit in July 2015. Eigg is a remarkable, charming island with friendly locals and beautiful landscapes. Since a climb of An Sgurr - the island's highest point - is highly recommended in good weather, I hope you'll find time to get up here.

Eigg's Wikipedia page has a lot of information on the island.

This is a simple Traditional cache, hidden at approx. 390m (1,280ft) - hence the Terrain rating of 3.5. The route to it can be boggy and it's a climb from sea-level (obviously!) but if Martin Clunes can do it (as he did in his Islands of Britain series)... The cache is well away from any cliffs, but caution is obviously advised and the location isn't without its hazards, especially in poor weather or for the younger, older and less-fit/able cachers. There's no serious climbing so most dogs would be fine here, and the trig-point up here has been a Ye Ole Survey Monuments (GC45CC) location in the past, but is sadly no-longer loggable.

Any feedback on co-ords, D/T ratings etc. is appreciated.

From the Isle of Eigg website: "An Sgurr, (The Notch) is the largest exposed piece of pitchstone in the UK and the most distinctive feature in Eigg’s landscape. An Sgurr was formed as lava poured though a prehistoric riverbed from a volcano on the neighbouring island Rum. Over millions of years, the surrounding land has eroded, leaving the harder pitchstone ridge behind. It is just one example of the unique geography and geology of the island. The walk to the top takes about two hours and is mostly easy going. There are spectacular views of all-" ...the Small Isles (Canna, Muck, Rum) as well as Eigg itself.

My other caches in the Small Isles series: Rum, Canna and Muck, plus a replacement for the original Eigg cache.