Caolas
Caolas is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Caolas is situated nearby to the hamlet An Càrnan, as well as near the locality Mìodar.- Type: Village
- Description: village on Tiree, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An Caolas” and “Caoles”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree and Gunna.
Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree
Archaeological site
Gunna
Island
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Gunna is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Gunna is situated 2 miles northeast of Caolas.
Soa Island
Island
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soa is an uninhabited tidal island off the coast of Tiree, to the south of the settlement of Ruaig. At low tide it is joined to mainland Tiree by a sand tombolo and numerous rocky outcrops. Soa Island is situated 2 miles south of Caolas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scarinish and Kenovay.
Scarinish
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scarinish is the main village on the island of Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is located on the south coast of the island, between Hynish Bay to the southwest and Gott Bay to the northeast. Scarinish is situated 3½ miles southwest of Caolas.
Kenovay
Village
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenovay is a village, which is situated 6 miles west of Caolas.
Caolas
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.54181° or 56° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
-6.744° or 6° 44′ 38″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C8MG7R4+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5587120737OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Caolas” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Caolas”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Caolas”
- “An Caolas”
- “Caolas”
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Localities in the Area
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