Tolsta Chaolais
Tolsta Chaolais is a village in Western Isles, Scotland. Tolsta Chaolais is situated nearby to the locality Cnoc na Caillich, as well as near Cnoc Ìseal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Bernera and Dun Carloway.
Great Bernera
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Great Bernera is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It lies just off the northwest coast of Lewis and is connected by a bridge.
Dun Carloway
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Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall. Dun Carloway is situated 2 miles north of Tolsta Chaolais.
Ceabhaigh
Island
Ceabhaigh is a small island in an arm of Loch Ròg on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 25 hectares in extent. It is not known if the island was ever permanently inhabited. Ceabhaigh is situated 2 miles south of Tolsta Chaolais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breaclete and Carloway.
Breaclete
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement. Breaclete is situated 2½ miles southwest of Tolsta Chaolais.
Carloway
Village
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Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858. Carloway is situated 3 miles north of Tolsta Chaolais.
Callanish
Village
Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway. Callanish is situated 3 miles southeast of Tolsta Chaolais.
Tolsta Chaolais
- Type: Village
- Address: Càrlabhagh
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.24054° or 58° 14′ 26″ northLongitude
-6.78156° or 6° 46′ 54″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9CCM66R9+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 603892673OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12262222
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In Other Languages
“Tolsta Chaolais” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Tolastadh a‘ Chaolais”
Localities in the Area
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