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A Valliscaulian House Ardchattan Priory was established in 1230 or 1231 by an obscure order of monks from France, the Valliscaulians. They followed a strict form of monastic rule, with emphasis more on the ascetic religious life than on manua...
Blast from the past In 1753 a Cumbrian ironmaster opened a new works in Scotland, at Bonawe. The chief attraction was the extensive woodland of Argyll, guaranteeing him an almost endless supply of charcoal. Plenty of water for powering the hug...
A bishop’s residence In 1559, on the eve of the Protestant Reformation, the Earl of Argyll granted the lands of Carnasserie to his ‘familiar servant’, Master John Carswell, rector of Kilmartin. Following the Reformation, Master John bec...
Castle Sween is one of the earliest castles in Scotland, dating to the 12th century. Later towers were built to Castle Sween in addition to now vanished wooden structures....
A bulwark in the west Dunstaffnage Castle is one of the oldest stone castles in Scotland. It guards the seaward approach from the Firth of Lorn to the Pass of Brander – and thereby the heart of Scotland. The castle was built around 1220, pr...
Keills Chapel is a small West Highland chapel housing a collection of 12th-century grave slabs and early medieval sculpture, including the Keills Cross....
Kilberry Sculptured Stones is a collection of late-medieval sculptured stones gathered from the Kilberry estate....
Kilchurn has a four-storey tower built in the mid 15th century by Sir Colin Campbell, 1st of Glenorchy. Much enlarged in 1693, it incorporates the first purpose-built barracks in Scotland. The substantial ruins are some of the most picturesque in the...
Kildalton Cross is the finest intact high cross in Scotland carved in the late 8th century....
Mysterious marks Among the archaeological riches in Kilmartin Glen is an extraordinary array of prehistoric rock art. The designs take the form of cup-marks, cup-and-ring marks, spirals, stars and linear grooves, often densely covering large e...
Mysterious marks Among the archaeological riches in Kilmartin Glen is an extraordinary array of prehistoric rock art. The designs take the form of cup-marks, cup-and-ring marks, spirals, stars and linear grooves, often densely covering large e...
Mysterious marks Among the archaeological riches in Kilmartin Glen is an extraordinary array of prehistoric rock art. The designs take the form of cup-marks, cup-and-ring marks, spirals, stars and linear grooves, often densely covering large e...
Kilmartin Glen: Dunchraigaig Cairn is a Bronze Age cairn excavated in the last century....
Kilmartin Glen: Ri Cruin Cairn is a Bronze Age burial cairn with the covering removed to reveal three massive cists. There are axe heads carved on one of the cist slabs. The Ri Cruin Cairn is the southernmost cairn of the linear cemetery....
Kilmartin Glen: Temple Wood Stone Circles is a circle of upright stones, and the remains of an earlier circle. Dating to about 3000 BC and in use for at least 1000 years....
Mysterious marks Among the archaeological riches in Kilmartin Glen is an extraordinary array of prehistoric rock art. The designs take the form of cup-marks, cup-and-ring marks, spirals, stars and linear grooves, often densely covering large e...
This spectacular site has been occupied since the Iron Age. The well-preserved hill fort was a stronghold of Dalriada, the kingdom of the Scotti. On top of the hill a footprint, a boar and an ogham inscription have been carved into the natural rock....
Kilmartin Glen: Glebe Cairn is an early Bronze Age burial cairn, one element of the line of five large burial cairns along the valley floor, forming a linear cemetery....
At Kilmartin Glen: Kilmartin Sculptured Stones there are over two dozen carved West Highland grave slabs, now housed in a former mausoleum and the graveyard. Parish church contains early medieval and medieval crosses....
Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie Cairns are of one Neolithic and two Bronze Age cairns. Access within the chamber of the north cairn, to see the axe carvings on a cist slab inside. These are all in the line of five large burial cairns along the valley f...
Kilmartin Glen: Kilmichael Glassary Cup And Ring Marks are of an early prehistoric cup and ring carvings on a natural rock outcrop....
A group of West Highland carved grave slabs exhibited in a burial aisle within Kilmodan churchyard. Surrounding woodlands support many ferns and mosses. Bats, red squirrels, otters and golden eagles can be spottted in the area....
Kilmory Knap Chapel is a small medieval chapel with a collection of typical West Highland grave slabs and some early medieval sculpture. In the church is Macmillan's Cross, a splendid piece of medieval carving....
Skipness Castle and Chapel is a tale of three nations and three families Skipness Castle was begun in the early 13th century, when Argyll was ruled not by Scotland but by Norway. The builder was probably either Suibhne (Sven) ‘the Red’, f...
Castle of the Stewarts Rothesay Castle is unique among Scottish castles, both for its early date and for its circular form. It is also famous for its long and close association with the Stewarts – hereditary high stewards until 1371, and the...
Cradle of Christianity Iona is a holy isle, an enduring symbol of Christianity in Scotland. St Columba and his followers came here from Ireland in AD 563 and founded a monastery that became the heart of the early Scottish Church. St. Columbaâ€...
St Mary's Chapel is a late-medieval remains of the chancel of the Parish Church of St Mary. The property has been re-roofed to protect its fine tombs....
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