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.

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

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

Ancient Sites to visit near Shandon include 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 Shandon boasts some of the best castles including Carnasserie Castle.

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

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

Shandon History

There are some historic monuments around Shandon:

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