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) 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 post office (in the village store), church and hotel. The grocery store, was relaunched as the "Kames Village Store" under new management in late 2016.[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/quay for the loading of boats for the onward transport of their product from Kames.[4]
Sport and leisure[]
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 of the course provides enough hazards on the course.[5]
Notable people[]
The artist Hamilton Macallum (1841–1896) was born in Kames.
Gallery[]
Kames foreshore
Tighnabruaich and Kames Fire Station
Kames pier
References[]
- ^ "Kames, Argyll and Bute". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Kamess Village Store".
- ^ "Kames Hotel".
- ^ "Millhouse, Kames Gunpowder Works | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
- ^ "Kyles of Bute Golf Club". www.scottishgolfcourses.com.
External links[]
- Map sources for Kames, Argyll
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- Villages in Cowal
- Highlands and Islands of Scotland