Lagavulin
Lag a' Mhuilinn
Meaning
the hollow of the mill
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 |