Crinan
Crinan is a Village in the county of Argyll.
Crinan postcode: PA31 8SR
There are great places to visit near Crinan including some great woodlands, ruins, ancient sites, castles, historic monuments and gardens.
The area close to Crinan boasts some of the best woodlands including Knapdale Forest.
Arichonan Ruins is one of Crinan's best, nearby ruins to visit in Crinan.
Crinan 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.
Carnasserie Castle is a great place to visit close to Crinan if you like castles.
The area around Crinan features a number of interesting historic monuments including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.
Don't miss Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Crinan.
Crinan History
There are some historic monuments around Crinan:
- Barr a Chuirn,fort 430m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3360
- Dun Mhuirich,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM238
- Duntroon, fort 140m N of Duntroon Lodge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM240
- Barnluasgan, enclosures 1200m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3860
- Carnasserie Farm,cup-marked rock 360m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM3349
- Carnasserie,two standing stones 500m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM187
- Baluachraig,prehistoric rock carvings 100m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM90026
- Kintraw,cairns and standing stone 200m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM210
- Kintraw,artificial hillside platform Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM3690
- Clach an t'Sagairt,chambered cairn,Ardfern Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3376
- Dunchragaig,cairn 280m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90111
- Barnluasgan, enclosure 530m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM3861
- St Bride's Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2640
- Dun mac Samhainn, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM201
- Ballymeanoch,cairn 300m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3342
- Crinan Canal,Loch a' Bharain canal feeder Industrial: inland water SM6502
- Dun Mac Samhainn,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM5474
- Ballymeanoch, henge, 390m WNW of Ballmeanoch Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM176
- Ardifuir,dun 2400m W of Poltalloch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM234
- Achnamara, clapper bridge, Knapdale Industrial: road or trackway SM10341
- Dun, enclosure and cairn, 200m W of Barnluasgan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM10337
- Rubha Cladh Eoin, fort, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM10343
- Temple Wood,stone circles and cairns 330m SW of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90300
- Gartnagreanoch, chambered cairn, Knapdale Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM10342
- Glebe Cairn,Kilmartin Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90183
- Nether Largie North, cairn 480m NNE of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM13294
- Creag Madaidh Mor,mine 1050m WNW of Glenmoine Industrial: mines, quarries SM5490
- Cairnbaan, prehistoric rock art 230m N & 215m NNE of Cairnbaan Hotel Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM13211
- Dunamuck, cairn and two standing stones 460m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM198
- Carnasserie Castle,castle,garden,enclosure and cup-marked stone Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art; Secular: castle SM90061
- Carnasserie Castle, cairn 550m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM186
- Castle Dounie, dun, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM10091
- Loch Coille-Bharr, crannog, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM10131
- Kilmartin Churchyard, crosses, tombstones, & Neil Campbell Tomb Crosses and carved stones: sculptured stone (not ascribed to a more specific type); Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM13316
- Lady's Seat,cairn 420m WNW of Ballygowan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM211
- Carn Ban, cairn, Cairnbaan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM10333
- Kirkton,Craignish Old Parish Church and tombstones Crosses and carved stones: tombstone; Ecclesiastical: chapel SM285
- Dunamuck,one fallen & two standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM199
- Rhudil Mill, cairn 410m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM227
- Druim an Duin,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM2420
- Achadh na Cille, burial ground 450m NW of Rubha nan Sgarbh Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM10334
- Dunadd,fort,boar carving,ogam inscription and cupmarkings Crosses and carved stones sculptured stone; Prehistoric domestic and defensive hill and promontory fort; Prehistoric ritual and funerary cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks SM90108
- Dunamuck,two standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM200
- Crinan Moss,cist,Barsloisnoch Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM195
- Crinan Canal,Crinan to Cairnbaan Industrial: inland water SM6500
- Loch Coille-Bharr, mill and lade, Knapdale Industrial: farming, food production SM10335
- Poltalloch, cist 55m WNW of North Lodge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM221
- Rowanfield Cottage,cist 275m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM228
- Kilmory Oib Township, cross slab and holy well, W of Loch Coille-Bharr Crosses and carved stones: cross slab; Ecclesiastical: well; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM270
- Ballymeanoch, standing stones 450m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM4301
- Dunamuck, chambered cairn 350m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM11053
- Glenmoine,cup and ring marked rock 200m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM5491
- Crinan Canal,Cairnbaan - Ardrishaig Industrial: inland water SM6501
- Rhudil Mill,cairn 225m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM226
- Ballymeanoch,kerb cairn 430m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3749
- Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM10336
- Nether Largie,standing stones 400m S of Fork Roads Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM218
- Ballygowan,prehistoric rock carvings 100m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM90025
- Poltalloch, three cists 320m S of Cnoc-an-teallaidh Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM225
- Barsloisnach, two cists 230m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM181
- Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM220
- Poltalloch,cup & ring marked rock SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM223
- Dun Chonallaich,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: shieling SM5473
- Nether Largie,cup marked rock 440m N of Fork Roads Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM217
- Poltalloch,standing stone 500m WSW of East Lodge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM224
- Nether Largie Mid, cairn 305m NNE of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM13298
- Baroile,chambered cairn 180m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM179
- Dunadd, standing stone 190m ESE of Dunadd Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM197
- Arichonan,township Secular: bridge SM5797
- Crinan Harbour, pyroligneous acid works Industrial: chemical SM5814
- Nether Largie South, chambered cairn 120m S of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM13299
- Ri Cruin,cairn 210m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90247
- Ormaig,cupmarked rocks 320m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM5488
- Barnluasgan, enclosure 950m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM7265
- Poltalloch,cup & ring marked rock 225m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM222
