Sound of Kintyre is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Sound of Kintyre postcode: PA28 6NZ

Retail in Sound of Kintyre

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

There are a several good woodlands in the area around Sound of Kintyre like Knapdale Forest.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Sound of Kintyre like Arichonan Ruins.

Sound of Kintyre has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Castles to visit near Sound of Kintyre include Carnasserie Castle.

Historic Monuments to visit near Sound of Kintyre include Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Sound of Kintyre History

There are some historic monuments around Sound of Kintyre:

• Kilmichael, Old Parish Church SE of farm Crosses and carved stones: tombstone; Ecclesiastical: church SM3671
• Skeroblin Hill,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3108
• Killeonan,chapel & burial ground 300m SW of Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM3638
• Kilchrist,dun 450m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3640
• Highpark,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM208
• Clochkeil,standing stones NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM191
• Largiebaan, shielings 750m SW of Secular: shieling SM3719
• Bellochantuy,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3062
• Cullan Doon,fort & dun 450m ENE of Uigle Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3090
• Killocraw, cairn 640m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3647
• Largiemore,fort NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3063
• Corputechan, hut circles E of, Kintyre Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7434
• Dun Putechantuy, dun, Kintyre Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3224
• Balnagleck, dun 350m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3696
• Killocraw,fort NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3066
• Killellan House,chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM3335
• Westport,fort 240m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3274
• Puball Burn,enclosure 580m SE of Skeroblingarry Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3642
• Ballywilline Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3221
• Torchoillean,standing stone and cairn 850m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM206
• Bealloch Hill,forts Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3639
• Campbeltown Cross,Hall Street Crosses and carved stones: market cross SM249
• Lochorodale, cup-marked rock 1100m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM7147
• Dun Fhinn,dun 300m W of Killocraw Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3663
• Cnoc Sabhail,dun,Machrihanish Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3677
• Ballywilline,dun 550m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3641
• Craigs,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM216
• Cnocan Sithean,cairn,Machrihanish Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM193
• Killellan, dun 325m E of Killellan Lodge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3670
• Dun a'Bhuic,dun SW of Cleongart Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3315
• Achnaclach, fort 680m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3692
• Port nam Marbh,dun W of Drumalea Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3272
• Ballygroggan,dun 640m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3816
• Uisaed, cairn 330m NW of Fisherman's Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3679
• Killocraw, cairn 450m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3664
• Killocraw,cup marked stone 800m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM209
• Cleongart,dun SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3178
• Ranachan Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3064
• Tangy Loch,fortified dwelling Secular: domestic buildings SM3180
• Cnocan a'Chluig,cairn & barrow 135m SSW of Kilkivan Quarry Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM3652
• North Craigs, enclosure 280m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3697
• Lochorodale,long cairn 505m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3654
• Glenmucklach,standing stone,Knockstapple Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM205
• Kilchenzie Church,church & tombstones Crosses and carved stones: tombstone; Ecclesiastical: church SM260
• Lochorodale, long cairn 1000m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM3653
• Skeroblingarry,standing stone 275m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM229
• Kilkivan,old parish church 150m W of High Kilkivan Ecclesiastical: church SM3683
• Port a' Chaisteil, dun 505m SSW of Tangy Lodge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3273
• Ballygroggan, dun 175m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3818
• Glencraigs,standing stone 300m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM204
• Balegreggen,standing stone 595m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM174