Caolas
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![]() Road and house at Caolas | |
Location within Scotland | |
Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
OS grid reference | NL629973 |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF BARRA |
Postcode district | HS9 |
Dialling code | 01871 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Caolas (Scottish Gaelic: An Caolas [ən̪ˠ ˈkʰɯːl̪ˠəs̪]), is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra.[1] It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland. Previously, the village on Hirta claimed this title; Hirta was also the most western settlement in the United Kingdom, which is now Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Caolas is a word (in both Scottish Gaelic and Irish) meaning "straits" and frequently rendered as "kyles" in English.
References
- ^ "Details of Caolas". Scottish Places. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
External links
- Canmore - Vatersay, Caolas site record
- Canmore - Vatersay, Dun A' Chaolais site record
- Canmore - Vn25 North Vatersay site record