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Kames, a straggling village in Kilfinan parish, Argyllshire, on the W side of the Kyles of Bute, 1½ to 2¾ miles SSW of Tighnabruaich. It has a post office under Greenock, a steamboat pier, an inn, powder works, and an artillery volunteer battery.Ord. Sur., sh. 29, 1873.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a straggling village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Kilfinan ScoP Argyll ScoCnty Buteshire ScoCnty |
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