Port Charlotte is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Port Charlotte postcode: PA48 7TT

Retail in Port Charlotte

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

The area close to Port Charlotte boasts some of the best woodlands including Knapdale Forest.

Port Charlotte is near some unmissable ruins like Arichonan Ruins,

The area around Port Charlotte 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.

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

There are a number of historic monuments near Port Charlotte including Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Port Charlotte's best nearby gardens can be found at Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Port Charlotte History

There are some historic monuments around Port Charlotte:

• Cill Chiarain, chapel 300m SW of Kilchiaran, Islay Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM2367
• An Sidhean,hut-circles,settlement and field system,Islay Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM6127
• Kilcavan chapel and enclosure 265m E of Kelsay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM13217
• A'Chrannag,fortification,Islay Secular: artillery mount SM5478
• Dun nan Nighean, dun, Islay Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM13215
• Gleann a Gaoidh,chapel 460m SE of Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2363
• Dun Bheolain, fort, Islay Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM13214
• Dun Chroisprig, dun, Islay Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM13306
• Kilchoman House, cross slab 335m WSW of, Islay Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM263
• Cnoc Ebric,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM5422
• Cill Eileagain Chapel, 270m SSE of Craigens Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2357
• Port Charlotte, chambered cairn, 65m ESE of Port Mhor Centre, Islay Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3937
• Loch Gorm,Eilean Mor,castle Secular: castle SM5273
• Laggan,burial ground 1000m NE of Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM5272
• Glencroft, chapel site 85m NE of, Islay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2365
• Cultoon,stone circle 500m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM3814
• Coille,kerbed cairn 1190m SSW of,Islay Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6247
• Cladh Cill Iain, chapel & burial ground 270m NE of Nerabus Farm, Islay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2364
• Tobar an-t Sagairt,chapel,Tockmal Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2334
• Nereabolls Northern Churchyard, Islay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM272
• Slochd Measach,Giant's Grave,chambered cairn,Nereabolls Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3927
• Nereabolls, chapel and burial ground 270m SW of Tigh-na-Cross, Islay Crosses and carved stones: sculptured stone (not ascribed to a more specific type); Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2368
• Kilchoman Church, Cill Chomain Cross & tombstones Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM2337
• Cilleach Mhicheil,chapel 1500m SSW of,Port Charlotte Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2366