Language Notes

Element Meaning

 innean ~ anvil or anvil shaped hill.

Sources

There are a number of places deriving from this element. For example, Middle Inens in Cowal and Innean Glen in Kintyre. Robertson also gives na h-aoinnean for a place near Taynuilt, and an t-innean for Inion.

The place in question is by Innean a’ Chromain, ‘anvil of the kite’. The English form is a plural reflecting he two places Innean Mòr and Beag.

A. Martin says this is from ‘anvil’ (pers.comm.)

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