Townhead is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Townhead postcode: PA20 9JH

Retail in Townhead

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

Places near Townhead feature a number of interesting woodlands including Knapdale Forest.

There are a number of ruins near to Townhead including Arichonan Ruins.

There are a number of ancient sites near Townhead including 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 Townhead including Carnasserie Castle.

Townhead's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Townhead History

There are some historic monuments around Townhead:

• Creag Bhreac,cairn 100m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5398
• Thom's Water Cuts, dam 750m S of Kilmory Hill Industrial: inland water SM7116
• Kilmory Castle, Meikle Kilmory, Isle of Bute Secular: castle SM7157
• St Colmac Cross,cross slab Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM413
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct and dam, Little Barone to Kirk Dam Industrial: inland water SM7112
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), N of Drumreoch to Reservoir Wood Industrial: inland water SM7117
• Blackpark Plantation,stone circle S of Kingarth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM394
• St Mary's Chapel,Rothesay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM90253
• St Blane's church,monastery and 'the cauldron',Bute Ecclesiastical: monastic settlement SM90264
• Dunagoil,burial chamber,forts,caves,cupmarked stone and longhouses Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cave; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM409
• Kingarth,standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM400
• Knockamillie Castle Secular: castle SM4617
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), Ardscalpsie to SW of Scalpsie Industrial: inland water SM7114
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct, Cnocnicoll Wood Industrial: inland water SM7119
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct from W of Kerrycrusach to N of Kerrycroy Industrial: inland water SM7118
• Tollard House,rock carvings 60m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM5431
• Toward Castle Secular: castle SM300
• St Colmac,stone circle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM406
• St Ninian's Chapel,Bute Ecclesiastical: chapel SM417
• Cnoc an Rath,enclosure Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM408
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), Scalpsie to Loch Quien Industrial: inland water SM7115
• Rothesay Castle, castle 75m N of Bute Museum Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: castle SM12970
• Kingavin,deserted village 650m ENE of Dunagoil Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3779
• Barone Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2430