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
We are grateful to Mike Small for providing this guest blog sharing his work on the lost wells of Iona.[…]
Read moreColumba and Iona: the conference ceilidh | Ì Chaluim Chille: cèilidh na co-labhairt
Cèilidh air fhilmeadh do dh’Eilean Idhe a chaidh fhoillseachadh an toiseach aig ‘Ì Chaluim Chille’: co-labhairt a chaidh a chur[…]
Read moreNames of the Month
April 2022 For April’s Name of the Month feature we are looking at another one of Iona’s many monuments (also[…]
Read moreGuest blog by Alicia Hendrick
We are grateful to Alicia Hendrick for providing this guest blog sharing her work on Cobhain Cuildich and Cladh an[…]
Read moreAn Eala: more ‘processional archaeology’
An Eala: further evidence of the medieval ritual landscape One of the things that I was pleased to have a[…]
Read moreCnoc Angel – articulating a ritual landsdcape
In our blog for September, Sofia Evemalm-Graham reflected on some of the names attached to the hill called Sìthean Mòr.[1] […]
Read moreAngels, Fairies and St Michael: Some thoughts on Sìthean Mòr
The writing of this blog is prompted by two circumstances: today, the 29th of September, is Michaelmas and as we[…]
Read moreStones and Stories
Mairi MacArthur writes: “Cha b’e farainm a thug iad air an àite seo!” That’s what a Clachanach farmhand once said,[…]
Read moreIona’s Namescape: Where are we now?
As the project reaches the final months of its first year, it seems appropriate to share more widely some thoughts[…]
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