Cardross is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Cardross postcode: G82 5PX

Retail in Cardross

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

The area close to Cardross boasts some of the best woodlands including Knapdale Forest.

The area around Cardross's best ruins can be found at Arichonan Ruins.

Don't miss Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings's ancient sites if visiting the area around Cardross.

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

Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings are great places to visit near Cardross if you like historic monuments.

The area around Cardross boasts some of the best gardens including Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Cardross History

There are some historic monuments around Cardross:

• Inchmurrin Castle, castle and kiln-barn Secular: castle SM6576
• Kilmahew Castle Secular: castle SM5404
• St Serfs Church, Dumbarton Ecclesiastical: church SM9654
• Houston North Mound, 300m WSW of Greenhill Farm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3913
• Langbank, crannog 180m ENE of Clydeview Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM12894
• Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12800
• Burnbank Water, settlement 1740m S of Hillside Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12824
• High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12883
• Balloch Castle,earthwork,Loch Lomond Park Secular: castle SM3385
• Cameron Home Farm,cairn 360m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3011
• Fornet Cottage, crannog 290m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM12890
• High Castlehill, enclosure 55m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12886
• Craigmarloch Wood,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4379
• Dumbarton Castle Crosses and carved stones: inscribed stone; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: castle SM90107
• Newark Castle, Port Glasgow Secular: castle SM90230
• Pennytersal Farm, motte 235m SW of Secular: motte SM12893
• Kilallan, St Fillan's church and churchyard Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM9915
• Bannachra Castle Secular: tower SM7770
• Duchal Castle Secular: castle SM5522
• Finlaystone House, timber ponds 505m NE of Industrial: marine SM12871
• Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM6341
• Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM717
• Houston South Mound, cairn 155m W of Gryffe High School Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12853
• Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12895
• Muiredge, cairn 1050m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12854
• Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12889
• Lurg Moor, Roman fortlet and Roman road Roman: fortlet SM1653
• Duchal House, motte 570m NE of Secular: motte SM12892
• Hillside, roundhouses 690m WSW of and 780m and 830m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12868