Dunoon is a Town in the county of Argyll.

Dunoon postcode: PA23 7HQ

Retail in Dunoon

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

Knapdale Forest is one of Dunoon's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Dunoon.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Dunoon like Arichonan Ruins.

Dunoon'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.

The area close to Dunoon boasts some of the best castles including Carnasserie Castle.

The area around Dunoon boasts some of the best historic monuments including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

The area around Dunoon features a number of interesting gardens including Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Dunoon History

There are some historic monuments around Dunoon:

• Ardnadam, settlement, chapel and enclosure 215m W of The Larches Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3235
• Moorfoot Primary School, cup-marked stone 345m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM12855
• Ardhallow Battery and Defences 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13683
• Toward Castle Secular: castle SM300
• Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 750m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12840
• Dunloskin Wood, platforms and charcoal production area Industrial: iron and steel; Secular: platform SM3894
• Tollard House,rock carvings 60m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM5431
• Knockamillie Castle Secular: castle SM4617
• Creag Bhreac,cairn 100m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5398
• Cloch Lighthouse, anti-submarine tethering points 15m N and 10m SW of 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-submarine boom-tethering point SM12802
• Kilmun Collegiate Church, tower and burial ground Ecclesiastical: collegiate church SM5260
• Glen Everton House, cairn 540m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12847
• Cloch Lighthouse, coast battery 295m SSE of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12803
• Dunoon Castle Secular: castle SM5450
• Outerwards,Roman fortlet Roman: fortlet SM4377
• Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1240m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12841
• Adam's Cave, chambered cairn, Ardnadam Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM6552
• Kirkbrae House, burial vault 65m ENE of Ecclesiastical: burial avile/vault SM12814
• Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1200m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12843