Kames Castle
You will find Kames Castle 2.9 km northwest of Rothesay. It counts as a category B listed building. Rothesay Castle, 3.8 km away, leads the 12 other places within 15 km.
Castle near Rothesay
Just outside Rothesay
Kames Castle is 2.9 km northwest of Rothesay. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Rothesay has 151 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
For warmth, aim for June to August (17–18°C highs in Rothesay).
Kames Castle
Articles on it exist in 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 2.9 km northwest of Rothesay
Where it sits
Orange: Kames Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Kames Castle
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Rothesay
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Combine it with these
Among the 12 within 15 km are 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
CastleRothesay Castle3.8 km away2
CastleWester Kames Castle500 m away3
Historic houseMount Stuart House9.2 km away4
CastleSkelmorlie Castle13 km away5
CastleKnock Castle14 km away6
PierDunoon Pier14 km away7
MuseumBute Museum3.9 km away8
MuseumCastle House Museum Dunoon14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Kames Castle in questions
Where is Kames Castle?
Kames Castle is 2.9 km northwest of Rothesay, Argyll and Bute.
What is Kames Castle?
Castle in the UK.
When is the best time to visit Kames Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Rothesay, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kames Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Kames Castle?
Within 15 km: Rothesay Castle (3.8 km), Wester Kames Castle (500 m), Mount Stuart House (9.2 km) and Skelmorlie Castle (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Kames Castle: Richard Dear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rothesay Castle: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wester Kames Castle: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Stuart House: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skelmorlie Castle: McGibbon & Ross, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knock Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunoon Pier: dan kearney, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bute Museum: DougRM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle House Museum Dunoon: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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