Ascog is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Ascog postcode: PA20 9EU

Retail in Ascog

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

There are a several good woodlands in the area around Ascog like Knapdale Forest.

The area close to Ascog boasts some of the best ruins including Arichonan Ruins.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Ascog area like Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Carnasserie Castle is one of Ascog's best, nearby castles to visit in Ascog.

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

Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens are great places to visit near Ascog if you like gardens.

Ascog History

There are some historic monuments around Ascog:

• Knockamillie Castle Secular: castle SM4617
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct, Cnocnicoll Wood Industrial: inland water SM7119
• Toward Castle Secular: castle SM300
• Tollard House,rock carvings 60m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM5431
• Rothesay Castle, castle 75m N of Bute Museum Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: castle SM12970
• Creag Bhreac,cairn 100m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5398
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct from W of Kerrycrusach to N of Kerrycroy Industrial: inland water SM7118
• Blackpark Plantation,stone circle S of Kingarth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM394
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), Ardscalpsie to SW of Scalpsie Industrial: inland water SM7114
• Kingavin,deserted village 650m ENE of Dunagoil Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3779
• Ardhallow Battery and Defences 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13683
• Kilmory Castle, Meikle Kilmory, Isle of Bute Secular: castle SM7157
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct and dam, Little Barone to Kirk Dam Industrial: inland water SM7112
• St Mary's Chapel,Rothesay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM90253
• 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
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), Scalpsie to Loch Quien Industrial: inland water SM7115
• Barone Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2430
• Thom's Water Cuts, aqueduct (drain), N of Drumreoch to Reservoir Wood Industrial: inland water SM7117
• Cnoc an Rath,enclosure Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM408
• Kingarth,standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM400
• Thom's Water Cuts, dam 750m S of Kilmory Hill Industrial: inland water SM7116
• St Blane's church,monastery and 'the cauldron',Bute Ecclesiastical: monastic settlement SM90264