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.

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

Ruins to visit near Machrihanish include 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 Machrihanish if you like ancient sites.

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

The area around Machrihanish features a number of interesting historic monuments including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Machrihanish has some unmissable gardens nearby like Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Machrihanish History

There are some historic monuments around Machrihanish:

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