Kames ( gd, Camas nam Muclach) is a small village on the
Cowal
Cowal ( gd, Còmhghall) is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland, that extends into the Firth of Clyde.
The northern part of the peninsula is covered by the Argyll Forest Park managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. The Arroch ...
peninsula in
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
, on the shore of the west arm of the
Kyles of Bute
The Kyles of Bute ( gd, Na Caoil Bhòdach) form a narrow sea channel that separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, on the Scottish mainland. The surrounding hillsides are roughly wooded, and ov ...
.
Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto
Tighnabruaich
Tighnabruaich; (; gd, Taigh na Bruaich) is a village on the Cowal peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. It is west of Glasgow and north of the Isle of Arran.
Tighnabrua ...
. 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.
The Kames Hotel has views over the west arm of the Kyles of Bute.
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.
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 provides enough hazards on the course.
Notable people
The artist
Hamilton Macallum (1841–1896) was born in Kames.
Gallery
File:Kames, foreshore - geograph.org.uk - 922961.jpg, Kames foreshore
File:Tighnabruaich and Kames Fire Station - geograph.org.uk - 550293.jpg, Tighnabruaich and Kames Fire Station
File:Kames pier - geograph.org.uk - 992215.jpg , Kames pier
References
External links
Kyles of Bute golf club - website
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Villages in Cowal
Highlands and Islands of Scotland