Caol
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Coordinates: 56°50′17″N 5°06′07″W / 56.838°N 5.102°W
| Caol | |
| Scottish Gaelic: An Caol | |
 Caol
Caol shown within the Lochaber area |
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| OS grid reference | NN108762 |
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| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Inverness |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORT WILLIAM |
| Postcode district | PH33 |
| Dialling code | 01397 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| Scottish Parliament | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Caol (Gaelic: An Caol[1]) is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 2.5 km north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and within the parish of Kilmallie.
The name "Caol" is from the Gaelic for "narrow", in this case the narrow water between Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil.
The Caledonian Canal passes by to the north-west of Caol, while the Great Glen Way long distance footpath passes through the village before following the canal towpath.
The village is largely residential, and has a school, Caol Primary School.[2]
The local shinty team are Kilmallie Shinty Club, who play at Canal Park in the west of Caol.
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- ^ "Place name database - Caol". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. http://www.ainmean-aite.org/database.asp?intent=details&id=704. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Caol Primary School". Highland Council. http://www.highland.gov.uk/learninghere/schools/schoollist/lochaber/caolprimary.htm. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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