Colgrain is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Colgrain postcode: G82 5HG

Retail in Colgrain

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

The area around Colgrain's best woodlands can be found at Knapdale Forest.

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

Colgrain's best nearby ancient sites can be found at 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 Colgrain include Carnasserie Castle.

Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings are some of Colgrain best historic monuments to visit near Colgrain.

Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens are great places to visit near Colgrain if you like gardens.

Colgrain History

There are some historic monuments around Colgrain:

• Hillside, roundhouses 690m WSW of and 780m and 830m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12868
• Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12889
• Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM717
• Garvock, cairn 780m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12829
• Waterside Cottage, hut circle 230m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12811
• Garvock, farmstead 825m SE of Secular: farmstead SM12839
• Elan-Rossdhu, crannog 250m WSW of Rossdhu House Secular: crannog (with post-prehistoric use) SM7772
• Craigmarloch Wood,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4379
• Inchmurrin Castle, castle and kiln-barn Secular: castle SM6576
• Pennytersal Farm, motte 235m SW of Secular: motte SM12893
• Finlaystone House, timber ponds 505m NE of Industrial: marine SM12871
• Rossdhu Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM5274
• Whitelees Cottage, bombing decoy control bunker 230m NW of 20th Century Military and Related: Bombing decoy site SM12828
• Dowries, cairn 495m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12838
• Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12800
• Kilmahew Castle Secular: castle SM5404
• High Castlehill, enclosure 55m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12886
• Lurg Moor, Roman fortlet and Roman road Roman: fortlet SM1653
• Langbank, crannog 180m ENE of Clydeview Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM12894
• High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12883
• Newark Castle, Port Glasgow Secular: castle SM90230
• Rossdhu Castle Secular: castle SM5271
• Bannachra Castle Secular: tower SM7770
• Muiredge, cairn 1050m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12854
• Overton reservoirs 1-8 and associated channels, Clyde Muirshiel Park Industrial: gas, electrical, water, sewage and other utilities; Secular: bridge SM12810
• Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM6341
• Cameron Home Farm,cairn 360m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3011