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Caol
Sign in to saveCaol (Gaelic: An Caol) is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and is within the parish of Kilmallie.
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- Locality
- Caol
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,220
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- Official name
- Caol
- Population
- 3220
- Image
- Kilmallie Road, Caol - geograph.org.uk - 2145449.jpg
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- postal code
- PH33 7
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Caol (Gaelic: An Caol) is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and is within the parish of Kilmallie.
The name "Caol" is from the Gaelic for "narrow", in this case referring to the narrow water between Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil.
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