Caolas

Caolas
Scottish Gaelic: An Caolas

Road and house at Caolas
Caolas
 Caolas shown within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNL629973
Civil parishBarra
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy areaWestern Isles
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF BARRA
Postcode district HS9
Dialling code 01871
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentNa h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish ParliamentNa h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°56′38″N 7°32′38″W / 56.944°N 7.544°W / 56.944; -7.544

Caolas (Scottish Gaelic: An Caolas), 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 "crown". Hirta was also the most western settlement in the United Kingdom, which is now Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Caolas is a word meaning "straits" and frequently rendered as "kyles" in English.

References

  1. ↑ "Details of Caolas". Scottish Places. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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