Caol

4°CFog

• Today: 10° / 1° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 1° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:37

9h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, United Kingdom

245 reported road collisions (2025)

125 killed or seriously injured · 392 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

202 food businesses within 2 miles

• 98 passed
• 7 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Banavie (0.7 km)
• 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Corpach Sea Lock, Corpach (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools17
• Sports pitches10
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Chief Social Work Officer 2025/26 annual report· 30 Oct 2026
• Council backs plans for a new Highland Growth Deal· 29 Oct 2026
• Council to seek views on how to balance £39.2m budget gap· 29 Oct 2026
• Council launches consultation on proposed change of use of Common Good land at Nairn Links Beach· 29 Oct 2026
• Highland Council Visitor Levy Consultation In-person Events Announced· 29 Oct 2026

Source: Highland Council

237,260 residents in Highland

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

4% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

11 jobs advertised · £29,215 avg

e.g. Electrical Subcontractors - EICR Inspections / Remediation, Housekeeping - Team Member, Meter Reader (Part Time): Fort William (Perth)

Source: Adzuna

£775 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,917 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government234 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Caol · 0.1 km

  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.

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  Kilmallie · 0.1 km

  Kilmallie is a civil parish in Lochaber, in the west highlands of Scotland. It is centered on the village of Caol, near Fort William and extends to Banavie and Corpach. It gives its name to the local shinty club, Kil…

• Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar · 0.4 km

  Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is a Gaelic-medium primary school at Caol near Fort William in Scotland.

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  Banavie railway station · 0.7 km

  Banavie railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line serving the village of Banavie, although it is much closer to Caol, Scotland. It is sited between Corpach and Fort William, 22 chains (440 m) from…

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  Banavie Railway Swing Bridge · 0.7 km

  The Banavie Railway Swing Bridge carries the West Highland Line across the Caledonian Canal at Banavie.

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  Banavie Swing Bridge · 0.8 km

  The Banavie Swing Bridge carries the A830 road across the Caledonian Canal at Banavie.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)