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'''Caolas''' ({{lang-gd|An Caolas}} |
'''Caolas''' ({{lang-gd|An Caolas}} {{IPA-gd|ən̪ˠ ˈkʰɯːl̪ˠəs̪|}}), is a small settlement on the island of [[Vatersay]], in the [[Outer Hebrides]], Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of [[Barra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/towndetails8726.html |title=Details of Caolas |publisher=Scottish Places |accessdate=24 December 2014 }}</ref> It is [[list of extreme points of the United Kingdom#Scotland|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]]. |
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{{wikt-lang|gd|Caolas}} is a word (in both [[Scottish Gaelic]] and [[Irish language|Irish]]) meaning "straits" and frequently rendered as "kyles" in English. |
{{wikt-lang|gd|Caolas}} is a word (in both [[Scottish Gaelic]] and [[Irish language|Irish]]) meaning "straits" and frequently rendered as "kyles" in English. |
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Caolas
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 Road and house at Caolas | |
  Caolas Location within Scotland | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NL629973 |
| Civil parish | |
| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
| 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caolas, Vatersay.
- Canmore - Vatersay, Caolas site record
- Canmore - Vatersay, Dun A' Chaolais site record
- Canmore - Vn25 North Vatersay site record
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