Caol
Village in Scotland
title: "Caol" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-lochaber", "populated-coastal-places-in-scotland"] description: "Village in Scotland" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caol" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Scotland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Caol |
| gaelic_name | An Caol |
| static_image_name | Kilmallie Road, Caol - geograph.org.uk - 2145449.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Kilmallie Road |
| country | Scotland |
| os_grid_reference | NN108762 |
| map_type | Lochaber |
| coordinates | |
| population | |
| population_ref | () |
| post_town | FORT WILLIAM |
| postcode_area | PH |
| postcode_district | PH33 |
| dial_code | 01397 |
| constituency_westminster | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| unitary_scotland | Highland |
| constituency_scottish_parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch |
| :: |
| official_name = Caol | gaelic_name = An Caol | static_image_name = Kilmallie Road, Caol - geograph.org.uk - 2145449.jpg | static_image_caption = Kilmallie Road | country = Scotland | os_grid_reference = NN108762 | map_type = Lochaber | coordinates = | population = | population_ref = () | post_town = FORT WILLIAM | postcode_area = PH | postcode_district = PH33 | dial_code = 01397 | constituency_westminster = Ross, Skye and Lochaber | civil_parish = | unitary_scotland = Highland | lieutenancy_scotland = | constituency_scottish_parliament = Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch }}
Caol (Gaelic: An Caol) is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 1+1/4 mi 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.
The Caledonian Canal passes by to the north-west of Caol near the rotator cuffs, and the Great Glen Way long-distance footpath passes through the village before it follows the canal towpath.
The village is largely residential, and has three primary schools, Caol Primary School; St Columba’s RC Primary School; and, for Scottish Gaelic-medium education, the Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar, which has hosted the Lochaber Mòd since 2016.
The local shinty team is Kilmallie Shinty Club, which plays at Canal Park in the west of Caol on the “Moominmamma” pitches.
References
References
- {{Scottish settlement population citation
- "Place name database - Caol". [[Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba]].
- "Schools: Caol Primary School". [[Highland Council]].
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