Lagavulin

Lag a' Mhuilinn

Meaning

the hollow by the mill

Settlement

Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NR403457

English / Map Form: Lagavulin

Gaelic Form: Lag a' Mhuilinn

Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: ISLE OF ISLAY

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Lagavulin

Gaelic Form: Lag a' Mhuilinn

Language Notes

G nom. sg. lag masc. `hollow' + masc. gen. sg. def. art. a' (leniting) + lenited gen.sg. muileann, masc. `mill' = `the hollow of the mill'

Element Meaning

G lag ~ hallow; muileann ~ mill

Sources

Lagavuline 1801 Langlands
Laggawullan 1804 Heather
Lagavuline 1820 Thomson
Lagamhuillean 1849 Admiralty Chart 2515
Laggavoulin 1850 Anderson’s Guide
Lagavulin 1882 OS
Lag a’ mhuilinn Dwelly 1912
Lag a’ Mhuilinn Lands of Lordship
Lag a’ Mhuilinn MacNeill’s New Guide to Islay, 33