Kames is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, nine miles north-east of the town of Cumnock, 25 miles south of the major city of Glasgow, 46 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 281 miles north of Cardiff, and 320 miles north-west of London. Kames lies two miles south-west of the Lanarkshire border, and was historically in the county of Ayrshire. Kames falls within the unitary authority of East Ayrshire. It is in the KA18 postcode district. The post town for Kames is Cumnock.
Kames is in the ceremonial county of Ayrshire and Arran, the historic county of Ayrshire, and the administrative county of East Ayrshire.
Ceremonial County | Ayrshire and Arran |
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Historic County | Ayrshire |
Administrative County | East Ayrshire |
Kames is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ayrshire and Arran, and towards the easternmost extremity of Ayrshire and Arran.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kames is KA18 3QQ.
Kames is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the KA18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KA18 postcode district.
The post town for Kames is Cumnock. Kames is in the KA18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cumnock.
The centre of Kames is located at position 55.51555° latitude and -4.06673° longitude.
Latitude | 55.51555° |
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Longitude | -4.06673° |
The centre of Kames is located at the grid reference easting 269599 and northing 626585 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 269599 |
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Northing | 626585 |
Position of Kames relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kames to the centre of the town.
Position of Kames relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kames to the centre of the city.