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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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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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"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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Alison James- Moderator, Miss Lomond
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