Lochawe is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Lochawe postcode: PA33 1AH

Retail in Lochawe

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

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

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

The area around Lochawe features a number of interesting ancient sites including Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

The area around Lochawe's best castles can be found at Carnasserie Castle.

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

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

Lochawe History

There are some historic monuments around Lochawe:

• Kilchurn Castle, Dalmally Secular: castle SM90179
• Inistrynich,crannog 300m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4272
• Fraoch Eilean,castle Secular: castle SM2219
• Castles Farm,dun 60m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3772
• Rockhill Farm,cairn 400m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4201
• Loch Awe,Eilean Seileachan,crannog 500m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4198
• Glenorchy Parish Church, churchyard and tombstones Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM3810
• Achlian,crannog 800m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4204
• Carn Ban,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4048
• Rockhill Farm, crannogs 750m NE & 200m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4202
• Larach Bhan,cairn 1530m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4104
• Keppochan,cup marked stone 600m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM4186
• Tom a'Chaisteal,dun,Teatle Water Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM4209
• Barr a' Chaistealain, dun and township 180m SSE of Oak Bank Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3858
• Loch Awe,Carn an Roin,crannog Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4193
• Auchtermally or Uachdar Mhaluidh,deserted township Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM4019
• Larach Bhan,cup marked rock 1600m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM4049
• Ardanaiseig,crannog 300m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4303
• Lochawe,crannog 600m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4194
• Dychlie,deserted crofts Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM5149
• Inishail,church,cross & burial ground Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing); Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM4184
• Loch Awe,Ceann Mara,crannog 150m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4229
• Larach Bhan,cairn 350m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4105
• Inishail,crannog 100m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM4137