Kames, Argyll
Kames (Scottish Gaelic: Camas nam Muclach) is a small village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[1]
Kames
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  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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Between 1839 and 1921 the village was involved in the processing and transit of gunpowder.[1] The artist Hamilton Macallum (1841–1896) was born in Kames.
Kames is connected to Tighnabruaich and has a post office, church, police station and hotel. The grocery store, has been relaunched as the Kames Village Store under new management in late 2016.[2]
Located directly on the foreshore is the Kames Hotel. [3]
Gallery
Kames
Kames foreshore
Tighnabruaich and Kames Fire Station
Kames pier
Footnotes
- "Kames, Argyll and Bute". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- "Kamess Village Store".
- "Kames Hotel".
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External links
- Map sources for Kames, Argyll
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