Historic churches · Central Scotland
Kames
Also known as: Camas nam Muclach
In or near Port Bannatyne.
Kames in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
Kames is located in the Scottish Islands, Argyll and Bute, with the postcode PA21 2AQ. Entry is free, and the site is accessible to visitors.
About
Kames is a place of interest in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kames (Scottish Gaelic: Camas nam Muclach) 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. 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. The Kames Hotel has views over the west arm of the Kyles of Bute.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
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.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.8919, -5.2431
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA21 2AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q6357027 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kames, Argyll (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Cruach Kames
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Kames
Villages · 1.8 km
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
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Tighnabruaich
Islands · 1.8 km
Parish Church, Tighnabruaich
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Millhouse
Mills · 1.9 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kames?
- Kames is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode PA21 2AQ).
- What is Kames?
- Kames in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kames?
- Drivers can use postcode PA21 2AQ.
- Is Kames free to visit?
- Yes, Kames is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kames?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA21 2AQ. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.