Gaelic name Arnamuil Meaning of name Norse for "erne mound" Highest elevation c.150 metres (490 ft) Island group Outer Hebrides Lieutenancy area Outer Hebrides | Norse name Arnamul OS grid reference NL545825 Council area Outer Hebrides | |
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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.
Map of Arnamul, United Kingdom
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.
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