Benderloch is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Benderloch postcode: PA37 1QW

Retail in Benderloch

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

The area around Benderloch's best woodlands can be found at Knapdale Forest.

Arichonan Ruins is a great place to visit close to Benderloch if you like ruins.

Benderloch 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.

Carnasserie Castle is a great place to visit close to Benderloch if you like castles.

The area around Benderloch boasts some of the best historic monuments including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

The area around Benderloch features a number of interesting gardens including Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Benderloch History

There are some historic monuments around Benderloch:

• Glenamachrie,standing stone 100m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3886
• An Dunan, dun 50m SE of 10 Campbell Crescent, Oban Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM4152
• Barcaldine School,standing stone 46m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3905
• Achnacree Moss,cairn 300m S of Dalvuie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3760
• Dun Bachlach,dun 800m W of Balure Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3878
• Achnacree Moss,cairn 135m E of S end of Lochan nan Rath Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3715
• Craobh Bial na Buaidh, burial ground and well 440m NW of Dalvuie Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM3803
• Park, dun 350m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM4199
• Sean Dun, dun 180m SSE of Balygrundle No. 1 Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM245
• New Selma,standing stone 400m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3877
• Loch-na-beithe Cottage, cairn 35m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3768
• Dalrannach,cairn 255m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3892
• Dunollie Castle Secular: castle SM293
• Strontoiller,stone circle 280m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM3914
• An Dun,dun 500m ESE of Glenamadrie Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3910
• Achnacree Moss,cairn 65m SW of Achnacairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3707
• North Connel, barrow 85m ESE of Lochnell Arms Hotel Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM3710
• St Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore Crosses and carved stones: sculptured stone (not ascribed to a more specific type); Ecclesiastical: cathedral SM286
• Barcaldine,three cairns 170m SE of Castle Farm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3823
• Appin,old parish church Ecclesiastical: church SM3919
• Strontoiller,cairn 300m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4005
• Achnacree Moss,crannog 210m SW of Moss Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM3804
• Achaleven,cairn 40m NW of Cairnhill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3782
• Clachadow,cairn 960m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3891
• Coeffin Castle Secular: castle SM2433
• Achnamoine,cairn 275m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM185
• Achnaba House,cairns 30m, 175m & 305m SW of, & 340m & 530m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2818
• Lismore Cathedral,cairn 180m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4192
• Loch Nell,crannog 200m NE of Rubha Namoine Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4219
• Clach na Carraig,standing stone & cairn 450m S of Strontoiller Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2244
• Achnacreebeag,chambered cairn 270m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3767
• Ariogan,cairn 400m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4161
• Eilean Mor,fort,Dunstaffnage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3944
• Achnacree Moss,cairn 380m WNW of Achnacairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3711
• Glenamachrie,cairns 850m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4121
• Ledaig House, cairn 20m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3706
• Cill an t-Suidhe, burial enclosure 145m S of Newfield Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM2126
• Cladh na h'Anaid, burial ground, 760m SE of Stonefield Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM3678
• Carn Ban, chambered cairn, Moss of Achnacree Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM2854
• Lochnell Primary School, standing stone 7m SW of, Benderloch Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3812
• Glenamachrie,cairns 65m & 300m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3888
• Barbeith, cairn 105m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12911
• Tirefour Castle,broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM246
• Clachadow,cairn 320m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3872
• Duntanachan,dun 515m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3866
• Dunstaffnage Castle Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM90121
• Tiroran, cairn 130m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12912
• Castle Shuna Secular: castle SM6279
• Achnacree Moss,cairn 37m SE of Lochan a'Chuirn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3705
• Cnoc Aingil, cairn 195m NNE of Bachuil Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM192
• Dun Creagach,fort SW of Connel Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3837
• Cladh Uaine, chapel and burial ground 560m SE of Pennyfuir Cottage Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM3826
• Balure,three cairns 750m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3822
• Moss of Achnacree, enclosure 455m NW of Murdostoun Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM3774
• Glenamachrie,cup marked stone 350m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM4115
• Dun Neil,dun 100m NE of Dun-neil Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM4181
• Kerrera,Cladh a Bhearnaig,cashel Ecclesiastical: cashel SM4224
• Clachan,burial ground NW of Killandrist Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM244
• Clachadow,dun 500m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM4002
• Raschoille, cave 40m ENE of, Oban Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cave; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: burial(s) (not under barrow/cairn) SM5494
• Dun Mac Sniachan, forts and dun, Benderloch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2179
• Eriska,crannog on S shore of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM3832
• Dun Creagach,dun 145m NW of Auchnacloich Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3682
• Torr a'Chlaonaidh,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4150
• Dunstaffnage Castle Secular: castle SM90120
• Kilmaronag,buildings & enclosures 450m S of Secular: enclosure SM3780
• South Ledaig,earthwork 100m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3784
• Barr Beag,cairn 320m NNW of Strontoiller Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3954
• Inverfolla,fallen standing stone 150m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3918
• Glencruitten Golf Course,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4305
• Achacha,cairn & standing stone 400m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3824
• Cup marked stone 89m SW of Clachadubh Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM4122
• Dalvuie,cairn 75m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3686