Colgrain is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Colgrain postcode: G82 5HG

Retail in Colgrain

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

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

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

Colgrain 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.

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

The area around Colgrain features a number of interesting historic monuments including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

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

Colgrain History

There are some historic monuments around Colgrain:

• Elan-Rossdhu, crannog 250m WSW of Rossdhu House Secular: crannog (with post-prehistoric use) SM7772
• Rossdhu Castle Secular: castle SM5271
• Newark Castle, Port Glasgow Secular: castle SM90230
• Dowries, cairn 495m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12838
• Inchmurrin Castle, castle and kiln-barn Secular: castle SM6576
• Rossdhu Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM5274
• Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12889
• High Castlehill, enclosure 55m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12886
• Whitelees Cottage, bombing decoy control bunker 230m NW of 20th Century Military and Related: Bombing decoy site SM12828
• Langbank, crannog 180m ENE of Clydeview Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM12894
• Craigmarloch Wood,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4379
• Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM717
• Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM6341
• Kilmahew Castle Secular: castle SM5404
• Pennytersal Farm, motte 235m SW of Secular: motte SM12893
• High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM12883
• Overton reservoirs 1-8 and associated channels, Clyde Muirshiel Park Industrial: gas, electrical, water, sewage and other utilities; Secular: bridge SM12810
• Muiredge, cairn 1050m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12854
• Bannachra Castle Secular: tower SM7770
• Lurg Moor, Roman fortlet and Roman road Roman: fortlet SM1653
• Hillside, roundhouses 690m WSW of and 780m and 830m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12868
• Garvock, farmstead 825m SE of Secular: farmstead SM12839
• Cameron Home Farm,cairn 360m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3011
• Lurg Moor, hut circle 1180m SW of Knocknairshill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12800
• Garvock, cairn 780m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM12829
• Finlaystone House, timber ponds 505m NE of Industrial: marine SM12871
• Waterside Cottage, hut circle 230m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM12811