Caolas

Caolas
Scottish Gaelic: *An Caolas*
Caolas Scottish Gaelic: An Caolas;
	Road and house at Caolas
	Caolas Location within Scotland
Language	Scottish Gaelic; English
OS grid reference	NL629973
Civil parish	Barra;
Council area	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar;
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF BARRA
Postcode district	HS9
Dialling code	01871
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;

Caolas (Scottish Gaelic: An Caolas [ən̪ˠ ˈkʰɯːl̪ˠəs̪]), is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra.^[1] It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland. Previously, the village on Hirta claimed this title; Hirta was also the most western settlement in the United Kingdom, which is now Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Caolas is a word (in both Scottish Gaelic and Irish) meaning "straits" and frequently rendered as "kyles" in English.

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