Kames, Argyll
Kames
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![]() Pier at 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, west of 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
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Kames foreshore
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Tighnabruaich and Kames Fire Station
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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// [bare URL]
- ^ "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
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