Kames, Argyll
Kames
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 Pier at Kames | |
  Kames Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR 97200 71100 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TIGHNABRUAICH |
| Postcode district | PA21 |
| Dialling code | 01700 |
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Kames (Scottish Gaelic: Camas nam Muclach[citation needed]) is a small village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute.[1]
Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames has a grocery shop (containing a post office, and relaunched under new management as the "Kames Village Store" in late 2016), a church and a hotel.[2]
The Kames Hotel has views over the west arm of the Kyles of Bute.[3]
History[edit]
Between 1839 and 1921 the village was involved in the transit of gunpowder that was made in the nearby inland settlement of Millhouse. The gunpowder plant owners built a pier and quay for the transport of their products.[4]
Sport and leisure[edit]
National Cycle Route 75[edit]
Kames is on the NCR75 a route from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula.[5] The National Cycle Network is maintained by sustrans.[6]
Kyles of Bute golf club[edit]
The Kyles of Bute golf club is located above Kames and was founded in 1907. It is a nine-hole course and has no bunkers, as the terrain provides enough hazards on the course.[7]
Transportation[edit]
The village is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors.[8]
Notable people[edit]
The artist Hamilton Macallum (1841–1896) was born in Kames.
Gallery[edit]
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Kames foreshore -
Tighnabruaich and Kames Fire Station -
Kames pier
References[edit]
- ^ "Kames, Argyll and Bute". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Kamess Village Store".
- ^ "Kames Hotel".
- ^ "Millhouse, Kames Gunpowder Works | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
- ^ "National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West". Sustrans.
- ^ https://www.sustrans.org.uk/about-us//
- ^ "Kyles of Bute Golf Club". scottishgolfcourses.com.
- ^ "SCOTLAND'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE". keybuses.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- Map sources for Kames, Argyll
