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SOLAS EIGE, SHINING THE LIGHT OF EIGG

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SOLAS EIGE, SHINING THE LIGHT OF EIGG

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  • NEWS
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  • ABOUT US
  • OUR PLANS
  • Events
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  • Policies
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  • Church on eigg

    HELP

    RESCUE

    EIGG'S HISTORIC

    CHURCH

    Our chance to repair, enhance, transform a unique architectural gem for everyone

    to enjoy for years to come

    Contact Us
  • Stage 2 Scottish Land Fund Now Secured!

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    PROJECT SUPPORT CONSULTANT FOR SOLAS EIGE
    2025年10月2日
    WE'VE DONE IT!
    2025年10月1日
    SOLAS EIGE STARTS ITS CLIMATE AWARENESS PROGRAMME WITH A MARINE LITTER UPCYCLING WORKSHOP
    2025年9月20日
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    OUR NEW CAMPAIGN

    RAISE THE ROOF FOR SOLAS EIGE!

    Our next step is to repair the roof: we must fix the leaky skewes, treat and replace timbers, take out the Ballachulish slates and check each one, install insulation and put the slates back on the roof! The cost is for all this work is £153,000. To make our applications for funding stronger, we need to raise enough funds ourselves and this where YOU can make a difference!

    You can support us with a donation now. And with Zeffy, a free platform for charities, 100% of your money will come to us...

    TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT!

    Donate now
  • ABOUT US

    Solas Eige is a SCIO ( Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) - SC051647.

    Solas Eige was set up to purchase St Columba's church which has been put for sale by the Church of Scotland trustees, and bring it into community ownership for the benefit of islanders and visitors. With Stage 1 funding from the Scottish Land Fund, a robust feasibiity study was carried out, informed by conservation architects reports and plans.
    Eige has now submitted its stage 2 application to the Scottish Land Fund for acquisition funding.

    OUR VISION AND MISSION

    Solas Eige is Scottish Gaelic for "Light of Eigg". This name was chosen to express our vision of how the building could become a shining beacon for new activities on Eigg, just as our island is a "shining light" for renewable energy. Our mission is to bring the building and the land back to life and become "Ionad Solas Eige "- the Solas Eige centre.

    First of all, we need to make the church fit for purpose by stopping water coming through the roof and insulating it as well as dealing with rising damp. We also need to bring in water and toilet facilities and install heating compatible with our island's renewable electricity system. This is Phase 1.

    Once the church is repaired, we can then transform it into Ionad Solas Eige - the Solas Eige centre - to "showcase our community's past whilst looking to our future," and create a hub for new activities that will inform, involve and inspire. This is Phase 2.

  • OUR UPDATED PLANS

    Working with BARD conservation architects, Solas Eige has come up with an updated vision for the church 's transformation into Ionad Solas Eige: one which respects the building's integrity whilst providing the modern services required, and a state of the arts fit for purpose standalone archive

    Phase 1 -outside

    Roof repaired and insulated, skews replaced, lime render, windows fixed, water treatment plant installed, vehicular access road

    Service extension and stand-alone archive, gathering space

    (Drawing by BARD Architects)

    Phase 1 -inside

    Floor insulation, underfloor heating, lime render on walls, acess to water, drink station and doorway to extension with sitting area, toilets and plant room

    separate but equally accessible archive space

    (Drawing by BARD Architects)

  • Connect With Us

    solaseige@gmail.com

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    CONTACT INFO

    KEEP IN TOUCH WITH OUR PROGRESS

    Our logo is inspired by the Tree of Life stencils inside the church as well as its lancet windows and pitched roof 

    Solas EIge SCIO, Isle of Eigg, PH42 4RL

    +44 7305046523
     

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