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.

Skipness is near some unmissable woodlands like Knapdale Forest,

Skipness is near some unmissable ruins like Arichonan Ruins,

Don't miss Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings's ancient sites if visiting the area around Skipness.

Castles to visit near Skipness include Carnasserie Castle.

There are a number of historic monuments near Skipness including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

The area around Skipness boasts some of the best gardens including Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Skipness History

There are some historic monuments around Skipness:

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