Sandbank is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Sandbank postcode: PA23 8PJ

Retail in Sandbank

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

There are a number of woodlands near to Sandbank including Knapdale Forest.

The area close to Sandbank boasts some of the best ruins including Arichonan Ruins.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Sandbank area like 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 Sandbank's best, nearby castles to visit in Sandbank.

Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings are some of Sandbank best historic monuments to visit near Sandbank.

There are a several good gardens in the Sandbank area like Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Sandbank History

There are some historic monuments around Sandbank:

• Cloch Lighthouse, coast battery 295m SSE of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12803
• Kilmun Collegiate Church, tower and burial ground Ecclesiastical: collegiate church SM5260
• Cloch Lighthouse, anti-submarine tethering points 15m N and 10m SW of 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-submarine boom-tethering point SM12802
• Creag Bhreac,cairn 100m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5398
• Ardhallow Battery and Defences 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13683
• Dunoon Castle Secular: castle SM5450
• Adam's Cave, chambered cairn, Ardnadam Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM6552
• Glen Everton House, cairn 540m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12847
• Ardnadam, settlement, chapel and enclosure 215m W of The Larches Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3235
• Dun Daraich, fort, Glen Finart, Cowal Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM9190
• Dunloskin Wood, platforms and charcoal production area Industrial: iron and steel; Secular: platform SM3894
• Knockamillie Castle Secular: castle SM4617
• Kirkbrae House, burial vault 65m ENE of Ecclesiastical: burial avile/vault SM12814