Peninver is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Peninver postcode: PA28 6QP

Retail in Peninver

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

Knapdale Forest is one of Peninver's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Peninver.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Peninver like Arichonan Ruins.

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

There are a number of castles near to Peninver including Carnasserie Castle.

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

The area around Peninver boasts some of the best gardens including Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Peninver History

There are some historic monuments around Peninver:

• Island Muller Castle Secular: castle SM3222
• Trench Knowe,dun,Glen Lussa Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3619
• Knock Scalbart,fort NNE of Leckavroan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3096
• Saddell House,fort 450m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3539
• Low Smerby, four cairns 420m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3637
• Kilkeddan, dun 850m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM3109
• Crois Mhic Aoidh, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM251
• Ardnacross, chambered cairn 1000m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3721
• Rudha nan Sgarbh,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3100
• Ballywilline,dun 550m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3641
• Kilmichael, Old Parish Church SE of farm Crosses and carved stones: tombstone; Ecclesiastical: church SM3671
• Baraskomill,dun 275m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3658
• St Ciaran's Cave,Achinhoan Headland Ecclesiastical: cave SM3716
• Campbeltown Cross,Hall Street Crosses and carved stones: market cross SM249
• Ballywilline Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3221
• Baraskomill, fort and shielings 600m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: shieling SM3636
• Ugadale Point,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3225
• Skeroblingarry,standing stone 275m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM229
• Balnabraid Glen,cairn 50m W of Corphin Bridge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3717
• Kilchousland Church, church and burial ground Crosses and carved stones: tombstone; Ecclesiastical: church SM3042
• Low Glenramskill, dun 600m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM2921
• Balegreggen,standing stone 595m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM174
• Kildonan,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM243
• Kildalloig, fort 800m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3718
• Glenlussa Lodge,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM219
• Kildonald Point, fort and cairn 515m SE of Kildonald Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3110
• Kilkerran Cemetery, Cristin's Cross and MacEachern's Cross Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM248
• Saddell Abbey Ecclesiastical: abbey SM3645
• Ardnacross,long cairn 340m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM3646
• Cullan Doon,fort & dun 450m ENE of Uigle Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3090
• Gort na h-Ulaidhe, long cairn 900m NE of Gartgreillan, Glen Lussa Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM2484
• Bellfield, fort and dun 250m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3644
• Kilchrist,dun 450m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3640
• Puball Burn,enclosure 580m SE of Skeroblingarry Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3642