A commemorative standing stone at Galmisdale on the Hebridean island of Eigg marking the transfer of ownership of the Scottish island into community hands in 1997. The island of Eigg was one of a chain of islands which lie of Scotland's west coast and was accessible by a state-run lifeline service from the mainland. The residents on Eigg organised a buy-out of the island in the late 1990s and took it into community

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Size: 3071px × 2047px
Location: Isle of Eigg, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Colin McPherson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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