Achnamara is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Achnamara postcode: PA31 8PU

Retail in Achnamara

There are great places to visit near Achnamara including some great woodlands, ruins, ancient sites, castles, historic monuments and gardens.

There are a several good woodlands in the area around Achnamara like Knapdale Forest.

Places near Achnamara feature a number of interesting ruins including Arichonan Ruins.

Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings are great places to visit near Achnamara if you like ancient sites.

Don't miss Carnasserie Castle's castles if visiting the area around Achnamara.

Achnamara has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Don't miss Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Achnamara.

Achnamara History

There are some historic monuments around Achnamara:

• Lady's Seat,cairn 420m WNW of Ballygowan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM211
• Baluachraig,prehistoric rock carvings 100m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM90026
• Kilmory Oib Township, cross slab and holy well, W of Loch Coille-Bharr Crosses and carved stones: cross slab; Ecclesiastical: well; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM270
• Barnluasgan, enclosures 1200m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3860
• Dun, enclosure and cairn, 200m W of Barnluasgan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM10337
• Arichonan,township Secular: bridge SM5797
• Gartnagreanoch, chambered cairn, Knapdale Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM10342
• Crinan Canal,Crinan to Cairnbaan Industrial: inland water SM6500
• Poltalloch, cist 55m WNW of North Lodge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM221
• Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM220
• Dunadd, standing stone 190m ESE of Dunadd Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM197
• Daltot,cross incised stone & burial ground 760m SSW of Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM3867
• Ballygowan,prehistoric rock carvings 100m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM90025
• Ballymeanoch, henge, 390m WNW of Ballmeanoch Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM176
• Dunchragaig,cairn 280m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90111
• Ballymeanoch, standing stones 450m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM4301
• Cairnbaan, prehistoric rock art 230m N & 215m NNE of Cairnbaan Hotel Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM13211
• Duntroon, fort 140m N of Duntroon Lodge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM240
• Barnluasgan, enclosure 530m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM3861
• Poltalloch, three cists 320m S of Cnoc-an-teallaidh Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM225
• Crinan Canal,Cairnbaan - Ardrishaig Industrial: inland water SM6501
• Achadh na Cille, burial ground 450m NW of Rubha nan Sgarbh Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM10334
• St Columba's Cave, cave and chapel, Knapdale Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cave; Secular: cave SM13367
• Barsloisnach, two cists 230m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM181
• Druim an Duin,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM2420
• Dunadd,fort,boar carving,ogam inscription and cupmarkings Crosses and carved stones sculptured stone; Prehistoric domestic and defensive hill and promontory fort; Prehistoric ritual and funerary cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks SM90108
• Ardifuir,dun 2400m W of Poltalloch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM234
• Poltalloch,cup & ring marked rock 225m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM222
• Rubha Cladh Eoin, fort, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM10343
• Castle Dounie, dun, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM10091
• Dun Mhuirich,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM238
• Temple Wood,stone circles and cairns 330m SW of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90300
• Poltalloch,cup & ring marked rock SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM223
• Crinan Moss,cist,Barsloisnoch Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM195
• Nether Largie South, chambered cairn 120m S of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM13299
• Rowanfield Cottage,cist 275m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM228
• Barnluasgan, enclosure 950m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM7265
• Nether Largie,standing stones 400m S of Fork Roads Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM218
• Ballymeanoch,kerb cairn 430m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3749
• Ballymeanoch,cairn 300m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3342
• Poltalloch,standing stone 500m WSW of East Lodge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM224
• Carn Ban, cairn, Cairnbaan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM10333
• Ri Cruin,cairn 210m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90247
• Loch Coille-Bharr, mill and lade, Knapdale Industrial: farming, food production SM10335
• Barr a Chuirn,fort 430m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3360
• Crinan Harbour, pyroligneous acid works Industrial: chemical SM5814
• Rhudil Mill,cairn 225m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM226
• Achnamara, clapper bridge, Knapdale Industrial: road or trackway SM10341
• Crinan Canal,Loch a' Bharain canal feeder Industrial: inland water SM6502
• Loch Coille-Bharr, crannog, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM10131
• Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM10336