Caolas Mòr
Caolas Mòr is a sound in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Caolas Mòr is situated nearby to the locality Balaruminmore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oronsay and Oronsay Priory.
Oronsay
Island
Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay, also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of 543 hectares.
Oronsay Priory
Cemetery
Photo: Hole in the wall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oronsay Priory was a monastery of canons regular on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, off the coast of Scotland. It was in existence by 1353 under the patronage of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles. Oronsay Priory is situated 1½ miles northwest of Caolas Mòr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scalasaig and Colonsay.
Scalasaig
Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle. Scalasaig is situated 5 miles north of Caolas Mòr.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
Caolas Mòr
- Type: Sound
- Also known as: “Caolas Mor” and “Caolas More”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56° northLongitude
-6.23333° or 6° 14′ westOpen location code
9C8M2Q28+2MGeoNames ID
2642260
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