Strone is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Strone postcode: PA23 8RS

Retail in Strone

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

Knapdale Forest is a great place to visit close to Strone if you like woodlands.

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

Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings are some of Strone best ancient sites to visit near Strone.

Places near Strone feature a number of interesting castles including Carnasserie Castle.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Strone area like Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Strone History

There are some historic monuments around Strone:

• Dunloskin Wood, platforms and charcoal production area Industrial: iron and steel; Secular: platform SM3894
• Adam's Cave, chambered cairn, Ardnadam Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM6552
• Kilmun Collegiate Church, tower and burial ground Ecclesiastical: collegiate church SM5260
• Kempock Stone, Inverkip Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1651
• Cloch Lighthouse, coast battery 295m SSE of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12803
• Faslane, St Michael's Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM7771
• Ardnadam, settlement, chapel and enclosure 215m W of The Larches Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM3235
• Kirkbrae House, burial vault 65m ENE of Ecclesiastical: burial avile/vault SM12814
• Dunoon Castle Secular: castle SM5450
• Moorfoot Primary School, cup-marked stone 345m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM12855
• Glen Everton House, cairn 540m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12847
• Loch Thom-Overton, water cut Industrial: inland water SM3244
• Creag Bhreac,cairn 100m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5398
• Dun Daraich, fort, Glen Finart, Cowal Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM9190
• Knockamillie Castle Secular: castle SM4617
• Larkfield Battery, anti-aircraft battery 175m ESE of 1 Hilltop Road 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12826
• Ardhallow Battery and Defences 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13683
• Cloch Lighthouse, anti-submarine tethering points 15m N and 10m SW of 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-submarine boom-tethering point SM12802