Arnamul

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Arnamul
Scottish Gaelic nameArnamuil
Old Norse nameArnamul
Meaning of nameNorse for "erne mound"
Location
Outer Hebrides UK relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Arnamul
Arnamul shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NL545825
Coordinates 56°48′N7°40′W / 56.80°N 7.66°W / 56.80; -7.66
Physical geography
Island group Uists and Barra
Highest elevationc.150 metres (490 ft)
Administration
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Demographics
Populationnil
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References [1] [2]

Arnamul (Scottish Gaelic : Arnamuil) is a stack off the west coast of Mingulay in the Western Isles, Scotland. Although precipitous, sheep were grazed on its relatively flat summit during the human occupation of Mingulay. [1]

Haswell-Smith (2004) states that the name means "erne mound". Mac an Tailleir (2003) does not provide a derivation, although he quotes "Arnabol" as meaning "eagle farm" or "Arne's farm" from the Norse. [1] [3]

It was ascended by a party of hill baggers in April 2018. [4]

The western cliffs of Mingulay with Arnamuil in the centre Western cliffs of Mingulay.jpg
The western cliffs of Mingulay with Arnamuil in the centre

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7. p. 211.
  2. "Get-a-map" Ordnance Survey
  3. Iain Mac an Tailleir (2003). "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
  4. "Arnamul". Hill Bagging.


56°48′19″N7°39′47″W / 56.8052°N 7.6631°W / 56.8052; -7.6631


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