Kames is located in the county of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Rothesay, 39 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 80 miles west of Edinburgh, 316 miles north of Cardiff, and 368 miles north-west of London. Kames was historically in the county of Argyllshire. Kames falls within the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute. It is in the PA21 postcode district. The post town for Kames is Tighnabruaich.
Kames is in the ceremonial county of Argyll and Bute, the historic county of Argyllshire, and the administrative county of Argyll and Bute.
Ceremonial County | Argyll and Bute |
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Historic County | Argyllshire |
Administrative County | Argyll and Bute |
Kames is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Argyll and Bute, and towards the easternmost extremity of Argyll and Bute.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kames is PA21 2AG.
Kames is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PA21 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PA21 postcode district.
The post town for Kames is Tighnabruaich. Kames is in the PA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tighnabruaich.
The centre of Kames is located at position 55.88851° latitude and -5.23849° longitude.
Latitude | 55.88851° |
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Longitude | -5.23849° |
The centre of Kames is located at the grid reference easting 197574 and northing 670894 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 197574 |
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Northing | 670894 |
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.