Arden is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Arden postcode: G83 8RD

Retail in Arden

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

Knapdale Forest is a great place to visit close to Arden if you like woodlands.

The area close to Arden boasts some of the best ruins including Arichonan Ruins.

Arden has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

The area around Arden's best castles can be found at Carnasserie Castle.

Historic Monuments to visit near Arden include Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

There are a several good gardens in the Arden area like Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Arden History

There are some historic monuments around Arden:

• Rossdhu Castle Secular: castle SM5271
• Lurg Moor, Roman fortlet and Roman road Roman: fortlet SM1653
• Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM717
• Dumbarton Castle Crosses and carved stones: inscribed stone; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: castle SM90107
• Loch Lomond, crannog, The Kitchen Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM6999
• Inchmurrin Castle, castle and kiln-barn Secular: castle SM6576
• Kilmahew Castle Secular: castle SM5404
• Cameron Home Farm,cairn 360m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3011
• Strathcashell Point,crannog Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4510
• Newark Castle, Port Glasgow Secular: castle SM90230
• Strathcashell Point,cashel Ecclesiastical: cashel SM1755
• Bannachra Castle Secular: tower SM7770
• Elan-Rossdhu, crannog 250m WSW of Rossdhu House Secular: crannog (with post-prehistoric use) SM7772
• Rossdhu Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM5274
• Arrochymore, dun 350m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM6997
• Luss Crosses and carved stones: sculptured stone (not ascribed to a more specific type); Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM2461
• Inchcailloch,church & burial ground,Loch Lomond Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM2504
• Finlaystone House, timber ponds 505m NE of Industrial: marine SM12871
• Balloch Castle,earthwork,Loch Lomond Park Secular: castle SM3385
• Langbank, crannog 180m ENE of Clydeview Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM12894
• Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM6341
• St Serfs Church, Dumbarton Ecclesiastical: church SM9654