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.

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

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

Lochgair 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.

Don't miss Carnasserie Castle's castles if visiting the area around Lochgair.

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

Gardens to visit near Lochgair include Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Lochgair History

There are some historic monuments around Lochgair:

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