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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
EILEAN MUNDE Eilean Munge
Eilean Munge
Eilean Munge
Eleanmunde
Elanmunde
Island Mung
"Eilean Muinge"
Mr. J Cameron Ballachulish
Mr A Cameron Tighphuirt
Mr A McKenzie Bracklet
New Stat [Statistical] Account
Origines Parochiales
Old Stat [Statistical] Account
Island of (the) Horse's Mane
030 A large island situated in Loch Leven extending in a North Easterly direction for about 30 Chains, its general surface is rocky, but in the north and south there are small portions planted I could not ascertain the actual proprietor the south west part of this Island is used as a Burial Ground by the inhabitants of the Lochaber and Glencoe districts and on which stand the ruins of an ancient place of worship the walls of which are entire with the exception of the top of the Western gable.
The Signification of the name of the Island is Mungo's Island and by the natives is pronounced Mung
BURIAL GROUND [EiIean Munde] 030 the south west part of this Island is used as a Burial Ground by the inhabitants of the Lochaber and Glencoe districts
CHAPEL (In Ruins) [EiIean Munde] 030 and on which stand the ruins of an ancient place of worship the walls of which are entire with the exception of the top of the Western gable.

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Chapel [note]
"The upper parts of Appin belonged at some remote period
to the parish of Eleanmunde or Island of Saint Munde who was
abbot and confessor in Argyle about the middle of the 10th. century.
The island of St. Munde is situated in Lochleven near the place
where the River Cae discharges itself into the Loch. It contains
the ruins of a Church, which from the style of its architecture
does not appear to have been of a very ancient date, & accordingly
although the inhabitants of Glencoe and Onich belong now to different
parishes still they bury their dead in the burying ground of their
original Parish at Eleanmunde. It is not improbable that after
the reformation the peoples who disclaimed everything Popish
would pull down the Church of St. Munde & build on its ruins
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