Millhouse is a village in the parish of
Kilfinan. Located on the
B8000 inland from
Kames
Kames may refer to:
;People
* Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher
* Abdesalam Kames, Libyan footballer
* Bob Kames, American organist
* Kambūjia, otherwise Cambyses of Persia
* Kamose, last Egyptian pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty ...
in the east and
Portavadie
Portavadie ( gd, Port a' Mhadaidh) is a village on the shores of Loch Fyne on the west coast of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands.
The Portavadie complex was built by the then Scottish Office for the purpose of construc ...
in the west, 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 Arrochar ...
peninsula,
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 country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
.
History
Millhouse was the location of a 19th-century
Powdermill (1839 until 1921). The gunpowder was taken to nearby
Kames
Kames may refer to:
;People
* Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher
* Abdesalam Kames, Libyan footballer
* Bob Kames, American organist
* Kambūjia, otherwise Cambyses of Persia
* Kamose, last Egyptian pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty ...
, where the powdermill owners built a pier/quay for the loading of boats and the onward transport of their product.
Transportation
The village is served by the
478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by
West Coast Motors
West Coast Motors (legally incorporated as Craig of Campbeltown Limited) is a bus, coach and ferry operator, based in Campbeltown, Scotland. The company also operates under the name ''Borders Buses'' and ''Glasgow Citybus''.
History
The foundi ...
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References
External links
Wild about Argyll, MILLHOUSE & THE ARDLAMONT PENINSULA - website
Villages in Cowal
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