Ascog is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Ascog postcode: PA20 9EU

Retail in Ascog

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

Woodlands to visit near Ascog include Knapdale Forest.

Ruins to visit near Ascog include Arichonan Ruins.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Ascog area like Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Castles to visit near Ascog include Carnasserie Castle.

Ascog's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Ascog History

There are some historic monuments around Ascog:

• Kingarth,standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM400
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct, Cnocnicoll Wood Industrial: inland water SM7119
• Rothesay Castle, castle 75m N of Bute Museum Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: castle SM12970
• Ardhallow Battery and Defences 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13683
• St Mary's Chapel,Rothesay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM90253
• Thom's Water Cuts, dam 750m S of Kilmory Hill Industrial: inland water SM7116
• Tollard House,rock carvings 60m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM5431
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct and dam, Little Barone to Kirk Dam Industrial: inland water SM7112
• Dunagoil,burial chamber,forts,caves,cupmarked stone and longhouses Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cave; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM409
• Creag Bhreac,cairn 100m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5398
• Cnoc an Rath,enclosure Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM408
• Kilmory Castle, Meikle Kilmory, Isle of Bute Secular: castle SM7157
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), N of Drumreoch to Reservoir Wood Industrial: inland water SM7117
• Blackpark Plantation,stone circle S of Kingarth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM394
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), Ardscalpsie to SW of Scalpsie Industrial: inland water SM7114
• Kingavin,deserted village 650m ENE of Dunagoil Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3779
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), Scalpsie to Loch Quien Industrial: inland water SM7115
• St Blane's church,monastery and 'the cauldron',Bute Ecclesiastical: monastic settlement SM90264
• Knockamillie Castle Secular: castle SM4617
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct from W of Kerrycrusach to N of Kerrycroy Industrial: inland water SM7118
• Toward Castle Secular: castle SM300
• Barone Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2430