OS grid reference NB194379 Post town ISLE OF LEWIS Dialling code 01851 | Lieutenancy area Western Isles Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Sunday 12:54 PM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Tolsta Chaolais (also Tolastadh Chaolais, Tolstadh a' Chaolais) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It consists of about forty houses, clustered around Loch a' Bhaile, about a mile from the A858 road between Callanish and Carloway. The name has a Norse element, Tolsta, combined with a Gaelic element, Caolas, and means "Farm by the Strait". Tolsta Chaolais is in the parish of Uig, and has a building as a place of worship for all denominations.
Map of Tolstachaolais, Isle of Lewis, UK
In 2013, the village was the location of much of the filming for the children's programme Katie Morag.
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Tolsta Chaolais Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA