Machrihanish is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Machrihanish postcode: PA28 6PX

Retail in Machrihanish

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

Machrihanish is near some unmissable woodlands like Knapdale Forest,

Places near Machrihanish feature a number of interesting ruins including Arichonan Ruins.

The area around Machrihanish features a number of interesting ancient sites including 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 Machrihanish if you like castles.

There are a number of historic monuments near Machrihanish including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Machrihanish's best nearby gardens can be found at Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Machrihanish History

There are some historic monuments around Machrihanish:

• Uisaed, cairn 330m NW of Fisherman's Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3679
• Dunan,fort NW of Corr Bhan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3174
• Kilkivan,old parish church 150m W of High Kilkivan Ecclesiastical: church SM3683
• Balnagleck, dun 350m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3696
• Glencraigs,standing stone 300m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM204
• Kilchrist,dun 450m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3640
• Killocraw, cairn 640m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3647
• Killocraw,cup marked stone 800m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM209
• Lochorodale, long cairn 1000m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM3653
• Tangy Loch,fortified dwelling Secular: domestic buildings SM3180
• Clochkeil,standing stones NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM191
• Ballygroggan, dun 175m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3818
• Skeroblin Hill,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3108
• Kilchenzie Church,church & tombstones Crosses and carved stones: tombstone; Ecclesiastical: church SM260
• Port nam Marbh,dun W of Drumalea Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3272
• Killellan, dun 325m E of Killellan Lodge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3670
• Cullan Doon,fort & dun 450m ENE of Uigle Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3090
• Ranachan Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3064
• Cnoc Sabhail,dun,Machrihanish Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3677
• Dun Fhinn,dun 300m W of Killocraw Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3663
• Ballygroggan,dun 640m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3816
• Rubh' a' Mharaiche, dun 450m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Secular: shieling SM3720
• Lochorodale,long cairn 505m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3654
• Doune,dun 400m NNE of Ormsary Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3103
• Bealloch Hill,forts Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3639
• Craigs,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM216
• Westport,fort 240m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3274
• Killocraw,fort NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3066
• North Craigs, enclosure 280m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3697
• Lochorodale, cup-marked rock 1100m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM7147
• Killellan House,chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM3335
• Cnocan a'Chluig,cairn & barrow 135m SSW of Kilkivan Quarry Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM3652
• Achnaclach, fort 680m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3692
• Cnoc Araich, fort N of High Machriemore Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3648
• Highpark,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM208
• Cnocan Sithean,cairn,Machrihanish Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM193
• Killocraw, cairn 450m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3664
• Torchoillean,standing stone and cairn 850m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM206
• Largiemore,fort NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3063
• Dun Putechantuy, dun, Kintyre Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3224
• Largiebaan, shielings 750m SW of Secular: shieling SM3719
• Killeonan,chapel & burial ground 300m SW of Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM3638
• Kilmichael, Old Parish Church SE of farm Crosses and carved stones: tombstone; Ecclesiastical: church SM3671
• Dunan Breac,dun 450m SE of Culinlongart Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3124
• Port a' Chaisteil, dun 505m SSW of Tangy Lodge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3273