Skipness is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Skipness postcode: PA29 6XT

Retail in Skipness

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

Knapdale Forest is one of Skipness's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Skipness.

Don't miss Arichonan Ruins's ruins if visiting the area around Skipness.

Skipness'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.

There are a number of castles near to Skipness including Carnasserie Castle.

Historic Monuments to visit near Skipness include Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Skipness History

There are some historic monuments around Skipness:

• Glenreasdell Mains, chambered cairn 200m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3281
• Tarbert,medieval burgh & environs Secular: burgh, including deserted burgh SM3410
• Tarbert Castle Secular: castle SM276
• Torr an t'Sean Chaisteil,fort,Lochranza Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM411
• Stillaig Farm, chapel and burial ground 470m WSW of Ecclesiastical: chapel SM11101
• Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: castle SM13225
• Sliabh nan Dearc,enclosure 570m E of Cnoc Moine Raibeirt Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3650
• Escart, standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3656
• Lochranza Castle, Arran Secular: castle SM90206
• Meall Darroch, settlement, 90m SSW of Windy View Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM5523
• Cnoc na Sgratha,cairn 550m N of Glenbuie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3651