Caol

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Caol

Total population

3,300

Coordinates56.84°, -5.10°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Caol is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 1+1⁄4 miles north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and is within the parish of Kilmallie.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Mike Dixon

British biathlete

D

Duncan Shearer

Scottish footballer (born 1962)

Evelina Haverfield

British suffragette and aid worker (1867-1920)

J

John Augustus Wood

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1818-1878)

Allan MacDonald

Scottish Roman Catholic priest, poet, folklore collector, and activist

Andrew Thomas McDonald

Catholic archbishop

Derek Sharp

Canadian musician

D

Donald Park

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1953)

E

Elizabeth Kelso

Journalist, editor, community leader

Ewen Henderson

musician

G

Gary Veneruzzo

Canadian ice hockey player

G

George Campbell

former Scottish professional football player, born 1957

Hugh Stewart Cochrane

British military officer (1829–1884); recipient of the Victoria Cross

J

John Macleod

Free Church of Scotland minister and biblical scholar

Charles Cameron

(1779-1827) soldier

A

Angus Grant

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• Lochyside
  0.4 mi away
• Glenfinnan
  13.2 mi away · pop. 139
• Ardtur
  22 mi away
• Camghouran
  30 mi away
• Laga
  30.9 mi away
• Swordle
  35 mi away
• Balnaha
  36 mi away
• Drumchastle
  37.2 mi away
• Lassintullich
  38.1 mi away
• Crossmount
  38.7 mi away
• Drumcroy
  38.9 mi away
• Ormsaigmore
  39.7 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2026-09-16

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-15

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Seen 2026-09-15

Western European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus argenteus

Seen 2026-09-15

Harbour Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Seen 2026-09-14

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

Seen 2026-09-14

Wood Hedgehog

Hydnum repandum

Seen 2026-09-13

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers