Caol Loch
Caol Loch is in Western Isles, Scotland. Caol Loch is situated nearby to the lake Loch a‘ Ghluair, as well as near the village Garynahine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Callanish Stones and Callanish IV.
Callanish Stones
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The Calanais Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Callanish Stones is situated 2 miles northwest of Caol Loch.
Callanish IV
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish IV stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish IV is situated 1 mile southwest of Caol Loch.
Callanish III
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish III stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish III is situated 1½ miles northwest of Caol Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garynahine and Callanish.
Garynahine
Village
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Garynahine is situated at a T-junction where roads from Stornoway, Uig and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. Garynahine is within the parish of Uig.
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 2 miles northwest of Caol Loch.
Achmore
Village
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Achmore is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. The name means 'big field'. Achmore is within the parish of Lochs and lies on the A858, about 7 miles southwest of Stornoway. Achmore is situated 4½ miles east of Caol Loch.
Caol Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.18528° or 58° 11′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.6905° or 6° 41′ 26″ westOpen location code
9CCM58P5+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 47460262OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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