Shandon is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Shandon postcode: G84 8NP

Retail in Shandon

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

The area close to Shandon boasts some of the best woodlands including Knapdale Forest.

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

Shandon's best nearby ancient sites can be found at 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 Shandon.

Shandon has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens are some of Shandon best gardens to visit near Shandon.

Shandon History

There are some historic monuments around Shandon:

• Cloch Lighthouse, coast battery 295m SSE of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12803
• Kempock Stone, Inverkip Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1651
• Rosneath,Old Parish Church Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Ecclesiastical: church SM5604
• Larkfield Battery, anti-aircraft battery 175m ESE of 1 Hilltop Road 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12826
• Moorfoot Primary School, cup-marked stone 345m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM12855
• Faslane, St Michael's Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM7771
• Cloch Lighthouse, anti-submarine tethering points 15m N and 10m SW of 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-submarine boom-tethering point SM12802