What's new
Summer 2026
COMING SOON: 300 years of Small isles history: A parish across the sea, 1726-2026. Comunn Eachdraidh Exhibition in Ionad Solas Eige from May 2026.
February 2026
Comunn Eachdraidh Eige congratulates Solas Eige SCIO for completing the acquisition of St Columba's church on 27 February 2026! Comunn Eachdraidh Eige is looking forward to partnering with Solas Eige SCIO on the heritage and archive part of the building's transformation into Ionad Solas Eige / Solas Eige Centre.
September 2025
Solas Eige SCIO was finally awarded its Scottish Land Fund acquisition and essential repairs funding in September 2025 after re-submitting its application in June 2025. Great achievement for the group who was supported all the way by Comunn Eachdraidh Eige!
Summer 2025
Comunn Eachdraidh Eige's summer exhibition is all about crofting on Eigg and its changing nature. You can now also find out what is so special about the landscape of Eigg here.
November 2024
£6000 have been raised towards the acquisition of the church by the Eigg community through the Comunn Eachdraidh Eige campaig and the Solas Eige Crowdfunder Prizedraw campaign.
A new Conservation plan has been produced for the church and Comunn Eachdraidh Eige is now teeming with Highland Archives to consolidate the island 's archive plan.
June 2024
"A history of Eigg in 27 objects": as Eigg celebrate its 27th Anniversary as a community trust, a selection of objects from our archive is on show at St Columba's church to help you make sense of our island history throughout the ages!
March 2024
SOLAS EIGE community hub project : safeguarding St columba's Church as the place for Eigg's heritage and creativity. You too could support Comunn Eachdraidh Eige in helping SOLAS EIGE SCIO save one of Eigg's architectural gems for the future. Discover the story of St Columba's church of Scotland church here
June 2023