Lochgair is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Lochgair postcode: PA31 8UJ

Retail in Lochgair

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

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

The area close to Lochgair boasts some of the best ruins including Arichonan 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 Lochgair if you like ancient sites.

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

Lochgair's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Lochgair History

There are some historic monuments around Lochgair:

• Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn, motte 170m WSW of Ballimore Secular: motte SM3504
• Glasvaar,cairn 90m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM203
• Barmolloch Mhor, cup and ring marked rock 250m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM13286
• Brainport Bay,stone alignments and quern quarries Industrial: mines, quarries; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM5283
• An Car,standing stone,Lechuary Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM170
• Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3552
• Torbhlaran,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM230
• Barr Iola,fort 1350m E of Ballimore Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3503
• Barr Lagan,fort 800m NW of Strone Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3502
• St Margaret's Church, cross 9m W of, Lochgilphead Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM10398
• Glasvaar,cupmarked rock 1200m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM5476
• Auchnaha, standing stone and long cairn 290m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM172
• Crarae Lodge,long cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM2310
• Minard Cross,Free Church Manse Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM4071
• Creag Evanachan, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3408
• Barr an Taolain,dun and cultivation remains 500m NW of Barr Ganuisg Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: field system SM3547
• Auchoish, long cairn 900m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM173
• Strone,cairn 1210m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3550
• Dun, 260m E of Loch Glashan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Secular: shieling SM10871