Skipness is a Village in the county of Argyll.

Skipness postcode: PA29 6XT

Retail in Skipness

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

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

Places near Skipness feature a number of interesting ruins including Arichonan Ruins.

Don't miss Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings's ancient sites if visiting the area around Skipness.

Carnasserie Castle is one of Skipness's best, nearby castles to visit in Skipness.

Skipness's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.

Skipness has some unmissable gardens nearby like Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens.

Skipness History

There are some historic monuments around Skipness:

• Tarbert Castle Secular: castle SM276
• Escart, standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM3656
• Cnoc na Sgratha,cairn 550m N of Glenbuie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3651
• Lochranza Castle, Arran Secular: castle SM90206
• Torr an t'Sean Chaisteil,fort,Lochranza Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM411
• Glenreasdell Mains, chambered cairn 200m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3281
• Meall Darroch, settlement, 90m SSW of Windy View Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM5523
• Stillaig Farm, chapel and burial ground 470m WSW of Ecclesiastical: chapel SM11101
• Sliabh nan Dearc,enclosure 570m E of Cnoc Moine Raibeirt Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3650
• Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: castle SM13225
• Tarbert,medieval burgh & environs Secular: burgh, including deserted burgh SM3410