Salen is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Salen postcode: PA72 6JQ

Retail in Salen

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

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

There are a number of ruins near to Salen including Arichonan Ruins.

The area around Salen 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 one of Salen's best, nearby castles to visit in Salen.

Salen's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Salen History

There are some historic monuments around Salen:

• Pennygown, chapel, cross-shaft and graveyard Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing); Ecclesiastical: chapel SM274
• Kellan Wood, dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM10696
• Gruline House, platforms 1000m ENE of Secular: platform SM10585
• Carn Ban, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM10589
• Ardnacross, stone rows and cairns 560m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone rows SM10570
• Rubh' an t-Sean-Chaisteil, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: ring cairn SM10572
• Aros Castle,Mull Secular: bailey SM5064
• Killiechronan Farm, standing stone 540m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM10697
• Mungosdail Castle, dun, Cnapaird, 550m S of Bonnavoulin Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM7777
• Gruline Pier, crannog 300m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog; Secular: crannog (with post-prehistoric use) SM10496
• Gruline House, standing stone 665m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM10587
• Gruline House, crannog 170m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM10534
• Torr nam Fiann, dun and medieval settlement remains Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Secular: dun (with post-prehistoric use) SM10695
• Killundine, kerb cairns 390m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: kerb cairn SM7785
• Cill an Ailein,chapel & burial ground Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM4353
• Gruline House, cairn 400m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM10588
• An Sean Chaisteal, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM10568
• St Fintan's Church,Cill Dhonnaig Ecclesiastical: church SM5574
• Killundine,chapel and burial ground 850m NW of Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM5528
• Dun Fhionnairidh, fort 540m SSE of Salachan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM7781
• Ardnacross, cairn 380m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: kerb cairn SM10571
• Carn na Cailliche, cairn, Killundine Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3390
• Faisg Air An Oir, standing stone 305m SSW of Clachaig Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM13602
• Caisteal nan Con, fort and house, Killundine Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: house SM6286