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Keoldale

Keoldale proper noun: a hamlet by the Kyle of Durness, south-west of Durness, north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC3866).

keoldale: a hamlet by the Kyle of Durness, south-west of Durness, north Sutherland, Highland council area,...
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Proper noun

Keoldale

  1. A hamlet by the Kyle of Durness, south-west of Durness, north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC3866).
    • Just south of Durness, at Keoldale, is a passenger-ferry across the Kyle of Durness. It links up during the summer months with a minibus service to the lonely Cape Wrath lighthouse, built of granite in 1827 on a headland 400 ft above the sea.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 157

Questions about Keoldale

What does Keoldale mean?
Keoldale means a hamlet by the Kyle of Durness, south-west of Durness, north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC3866).
What part of speech is Keoldale?
Keoldale is a proper noun.

Words near Keoldale in the dictionary

  1. Keohane
  2. Keohanes
  3. Keokea
  4. Keokuk
  5. Keokuk County
  6. Keoldale
  7. Keopka
  8. keora
  9. keoras
  10. Keos
  11. Keosauqua

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