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.

Arichonan Ruins is one of Lochgair's best, nearby ruins to visit in Lochgair.

There are a number of ancient sites near Lochgair including 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 Lochgair include Carnasserie Castle.

Don't miss Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings's historic monuments if visiting the area around Lochgair.

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

Lochgair History

There are some historic monuments around Lochgair:

• Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3552
• Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn, motte 170m WSW of Ballimore Secular: motte SM3504
• 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
• St Margaret's Church, cross 9m W of, Lochgilphead Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM10398
• Minard Cross,Free Church Manse Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM4071
• 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
• 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
• Auchoish, long cairn 900m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM173
• Brainport Bay,stone alignments and quern quarries Industrial: mines, quarries; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM5283
• Creag Evanachan, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3408
• Crarae Lodge,long cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM2310
• Glasvaar,cupmarked rock 1200m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM5476
• An Car,standing stone,Lechuary Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM170
• Strone,cairn 1210m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3550
• 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
• Torbhlaran,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM230
• Auchnaha, standing stone and long cairn 290m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM172