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Placename

Gaelic name: Caolas Mòr

Name in Original Source: Caolas Mòr

English meaning: Big narrows

Placename feature: Strait

Notes: Lies between Eilean Mòr (q.v.), Rubha nan Uamhag (q.v.) and Àird Mhòr Thoghsgaig (q.v.). However, this name needs to be checked with a local fisherman or sailor to see if there are any variants as Caolas Mòr is what appears on Ordnance Survey maps and Admiralty charts

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Feature Co-ordinates: 57.352,-5.817

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