Kames, Argyll

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Kames
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Pier at Kames
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Kames
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NR 97200 71100
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TIGHNABRUAICH
Postcode district PA21
Dialling code 01700
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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Scotland
55°53′25″N5°14′41″W / 55.890202°N 5.2446110°W / 55.890202; -5.2446110

Kames (Scottish Gaelic : Camas nam Muclach[ citation needed ]) is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. [1]

Contents

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

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

National Cycle Route 75

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

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

The village is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors. [8]

Notable people

The artist Hamilton Macallum (1841–1896) was born in Kames.

References

  1. ↑ "Kames, Argyll and Bute". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kamess Village Store".
  3. ↑ "Kames Hotel".
  4. ↑ "Millhouse, Kames Gunpowder Works | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
  5. ↑ "National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West". Sustrans.
  6. ↑ "About us".
  7. ↑ "Kyles of Bute Golf Club". scottishgolfcourses.com.
  8. ↑ "SCOTLAND'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE". keybuses.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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