Caolas Phabaigh
Caolas Phabaigh is a strait in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pabbay and Sandray.
Pabbay
Island
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Pabbay is one of the Barra Isles at the southern end of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "island of the papar".
Sandray
Island
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Sandray is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony.
Flodday near Vatersay
Island
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Flodday is an uninhabited island, south-west of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island is one of the Barra Isles, lying one mile west of Sandray.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caolas and Castlebay.
Caolas
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caolas, is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra. It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland.
Castlebay
Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay.
Caolas Phabaigh
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.8694° or 56° 52′ 10″ northLongitude
-7.5454° or 7° 32′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C8JVF93+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 13645345790OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
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