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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

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Council area
  
Outer Hebrides

Arnamul

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.

References

Arnamul Wikipedia