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Place-names and their dynamics in Iona and its environs

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Names of the Month

December 28, 2021 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

April 2022 For April’s Name of the Month feature we are looking at another one of Iona’s many monuments (also[…]

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Culdamh and the Camus: which came first?

May 16, 2022 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

Mairi MacArthur looks at two place-names – one on land, one at sea – and wonders if, and how, they[…]

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In Search of the Lost Wells of Iona: Guest blog by Mike Small

February 8, 2022 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

We are grateful to Mike Small for providing this guest blog sharing his work on the lost wells of Iona.[…]

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Columba and Iona: the conference ceilidh | Ì Chaluim Chille: cèilidh na co-labhairt

January 12, 2022 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

Cèilidh air fhilmeadh do dh’Eilean Idhe a chaidh fhoillseachadh an toiseach aig ‘Ì Chaluim Chille’: co-labhairt a chaidh a chur[…]

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Guest blog by Alicia Hendrick

December 7, 2021 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

We are grateful to Alicia Hendrick for providing this guest blog sharing her work on Cobhain Cuildich and Cladh an[…]

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An Eala: more ‘processional archaeology’

November 26, 2021 Gilbert Markus Project News

An Eala: further evidence of the medieval ritual landscape One of the things that I was pleased to have a[…]

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Cnoc Angel – articulating a ritual landsdcape

October 29, 2021 Gilbert Markus Project News

In our blog for September, Sofia Evemalm-Graham reflected on some of the names attached to the hill called Sìthean Mòr.[1] […]

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Angels, Fairies and St Michael: Some thoughts on Sìthean Mòr

September 29, 2021 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

The writing of this blog is prompted by two circumstances: today, the 29th of September, is Michaelmas and as we[…]

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Stones and Stories

August 12, 2021 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

Mairi MacArthur writes: “Cha b’e farainm a thug iad air an àite seo!” That’s what a Clachanach farmhand once said,[…]

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Iona’s Namescape: Where are we now?

July 1, 2021 Sofia Evemalm-Graham Project News

As the project reaches the final months of its first year, it seems appropriate to share more widely some thoughts[…]

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Map in background image: A & E Ritchie, The map of Iona. I Chaluim - Chille (1930) courtesy of National Library of Scotland, photo in background image: Shutterstock

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