Tolsta Chaolais
| Tolsta Chaolais | |
 Tolsta Chaolais village, across Loch a' Bhaile |
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  Tolsta Chaolais |
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| Language | Scottish Gaelic |
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| English | |
| OS grid reference | NB194379 |
| Civil parish | Uig |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Lieutenancy area | Western Isles |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Scottish Parliament | Western Isles |
Coordinates: 58°14′28″N 6°46′55″W / 58.241°N 6.782°W
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".[1] Tolsta Chaolais is in the parish of Uig,[2] and has a building as a place of worship for all denominations.[1]
In 2013, the village was the location of much of the filming for the children's programme Katie Morag.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Tolsta Chaolais". Hebridean Connections. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lewis, Tolsta Chaolais". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Katie Morag to film on location on the Isle of Lewis". Highlands and Islands Enterprise. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
External links
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- Village website
- Canmore - Lewis, Tolsta Chaolais, War Memorial site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Tolsta Chaolais, Horizontal Mill site record
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