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Hwilas
A-Z
Asnodhow
EN
KW
Carn Euny [It is actually un-named]
(EN)
/
Chapeluni
(KW)
Type:
Historic Site
Parish:
Sancreed
Hundred:
Penwith
Notes:
This is the ancient village. If one needs to display Carn Euny Ancient Village it could be rendered as: Hendra Chapeluni
Elements:
chapel
Meaning:
chapel
Uni
This refers to the name of a person:
name
Elements notes:
<chapel> 'chaple' + <Uni> 'hanow personal ~ personal name'
Historic forms:
Chapel Uny c.1740 [the historic settlement site] (Weatherhill, A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names, 2009, p. 4) Ancient British Village 1887 (OS, 1887) British Village 1908 (OS, 1908) Settlement 1937-61 (OS, 1937-61) Settlement 1955-61 (OS, 1955-61) Settlement 1974 (OS, 1974) Carn Euny Settlement 1995 (OS, 1995) Carn Euny (settlement) 2015 (OS, 2015)