Kames () is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in

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, west of

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, on the shore of the west arm of the

Kyles of Bute The Kyles of Bute () form a narrow sea channel that separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Cowal, Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, on the Scotland, Scottish mainland. The surrounding hillsides are roughly wooded, and overlook ...

. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto

Tighnabruaich Tighnabruaich (; ) is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. It is west of Glasgow and north of the Isle of Arran. Tighnabruaich is now p ...

. 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

National Cycle Route 75

Kames is on the NCR75 a route from

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to Tarbert on the

Kintyre peninsula Kintyre (, ) is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The peninsula stretches about , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to East and West Loch Tarbert in the north. The region immediately north of Kintyre is ...

. The National Cycle Network is maintained by

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Kyles of Bute golf club

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.

Transportation

The village is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by

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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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