Lochgair is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Lochgair postcode: PA31 8UJ

Retail in Lochgair

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

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

Lochgair is near some unmissable ruins like Arichonan Ruins,

The area around Lochgair boasts some of the best ancient sites including Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Don't miss Carnasserie Castle's castles if visiting the area around Lochgair.

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

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

Lochgair History

There are some historic monuments around Lochgair:

• Glasvaar,cupmarked rock 1200m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM5476
• Minard Cross,Free Church Manse Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM4071
• Barr Iola,fort 1350m E of Ballimore Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3503
• Torbhlaran,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM230
• An Car,standing stone,Lechuary Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM170
• Glasvaar,cairn 90m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM203
• St Margaret's Church, cross 9m W of, Lochgilphead Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM10398
• Strone,cairn 1210m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3550
• Barmolloch Mhor, cup and ring marked rock 250m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM13286
• Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3552
• Auchnaha, standing stone and long cairn 290m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM172
• Dun, 260m E of Loch Glashan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Secular: shieling SM10871
• Auchoish, long cairn 900m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM173
• Barr an Taolain,dun and cultivation remains 500m NW of Barr Ganuisg Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: field system SM3547
• Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn, motte 170m WSW of Ballimore Secular: motte SM3504
• Barr Lagan,fort 800m NW of Strone Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3502
• Creag Evanachan, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3408
• Brainport Bay,stone alignments and quern quarries Industrial: mines, quarries; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM5283
• Crarae Lodge,long cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM2310