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.

Places near Ascog feature a number of interesting woodlands including Knapdale Forest.

Arichonan Ruins is a great place to visit close to Ascog if you like 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 Ascog if you like ancient sites.

There are a several good castles in the area around Ascog like Carnasserie Castle.

There are a number of historic monuments near Ascog including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Ascog History

There are some historic monuments around Ascog:

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