Portavadie is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Portavadie postcode: PA21 2DA

Retail in Portavadie

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

Woodlands to visit near Portavadie include Knapdale Forest.

The area around Portavadie's best ruins can be found at Arichonan Ruins.

Portavadie 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 Portavadie.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Portavadie area like Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

There are a number of gardens near Portavadie including Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Portavadie History

There are some historic monuments around Portavadie:

• Stillaig Farm, chapel and burial ground 470m WSW of Ecclesiastical: chapel SM11101
• Meall Darroch, settlement, 90m SSW of Windy View Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM5523
• Caisteal Aoidhe,fort,Ardmarnock Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3523
• Sliabh nan Dearc,enclosure 570m E of Cnoc Moine Raibeirt Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3650
• Tarbert Castle Secular: castle SM276
• Kilfinan Church, carved stones and burial ground Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM265
• Tarbert,medieval burgh & environs Secular: burgh, including deserted burgh SM3410