Kames Scottish Gaelic: Camas nam Muclach
Pier at Kames
Kames Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR 97200 71100
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TIGHNABRUAICH
Postcode district	PA21
Dialling code	01700
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 55°53′25″N 5°14′41″W / 55.890202°N 5.2446110°W / 55.890202; -5.2446110

Kames (Scottish Gaelic: Camas nam Muclach^{[citation needed]}) is a small village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute.^[1]

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.^[2]

The Kames Hotel has views over the west arm of the Kyles of Bute.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Transportation

The village is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors.^[6]

Notable people

The artist Hamilton Macallum (1841–1896) was born in Kames.

Gallery

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  Kames foreshore
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  Tighnabruaich and Kames Fire Station
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  Kames pier