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Caolas an Dùin

Caolas an Dùin is a bay in , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dùn and Stac Levenish.

Island
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is an island in , Scotland. It is nearly 1 mile long. Its name simply means "fort" in Scottish Gaelic, but the fort itself has been lost – old maps show it on Gob an Dùin, which is at the seaward end.

Islet
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or Stac Leibhinis is a sea stack in the archipelago in . Lying 2.5 kilometres off Village Bay on , it is part of the rim of an extinct volcano that includes Dùn, Ruaival and Mullach Sgar.

Island
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is an uninhabited islet in the archipelago, . The name is from Old Norse Sauðey, meaning "island of sheep". The island is part of the St Kilda World Heritage Site and home to a primitive breed of sheep.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Kilda and Glen Mor.

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is a small archipelago in the Atlantic, 40 miles west of the or Western Isles of Scotland, of which it's administratively part. Hirta is the main island, and there is no island called .

Locality
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is a locality.

Caolas an Dùin

Latitude
57.7998° or 57° 47′ 59″ north
Longitude
-8.5724° or 8° 34′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C9HQCXH+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1904649430
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ruaival and Tobar na Cille.

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