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 close to Salen boasts some of the best woodlands including Knapdale Forest.

Arichonan Ruins is a great place to visit close to Salen if you like ruins.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Salen area like Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

There are a several good historic monuments in the Salen area like 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:

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