The 5 Best Historic Sites in Kilmartin, Scotland

September 13, 2021 Jacquiline Delozier

Kilmartin (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mhàrtainn) is a small village in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It is best known as the centre of Kilmartin Glen, an area with one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric monuments and historical sites in Scotland. It contains over 800 monuments within a 6-mile radius. It is home to Kilmartin Museum and the Kilmartin Hotel
Restaurants in Kilmartin

1. Nether Largie South Cairn

Kilmartin Scotland https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilmartin-glen-nether-largie-south-cairn/
Excellent
78%
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22%
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5.0 based on 23 reviews

Nether Largie South Cairn

2. Nether Largie North Cairn

Kilmartin Scotland https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilmartin-glen-nether-largie-north-cairn/
Excellent
62%
Good
23%
Satisfactory
15%
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Nether Largie North Cairn

Reviewed By 133neill - Edinburgh, United Kingdom

This is one of three Nether Largie cairns in a line down the valley from the Glebe cairn which is just behind the Kilmartin Museum. You can park there and walk through the field to the path at the back or park further south and walk back. If I hadn't seen other people going inside, I would not have realised that you were allowed to. Normally they just don't let you get this close to pre-history, let alone climb all over it and inside it. A fence protects you from the horse in the field around it, though it looked friendly enough.

3. Glebe Cairn

Kilmartin Scotland http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertydetail.htm?PropID=PL_176
Excellent
44%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
11%
Terrible
1%
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4.0 based on 9 reviews

Glebe Cairn

4. Nether Largie Mid Cairn

Pa31, Kilmartin Scotland http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/propertyresults/propertydetail.htm?PropID=PL_312
Excellent
57%
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14%
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29%
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4.5 based on 7 reviews

5. Ri Cruin Cairn

road off the A816, Kilmartin PA31 8QF Scotland https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilmartin-glen-ri-cruin-cairn/getting-there/
Excellent
50%
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50%
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4.0 based on 4 reviews

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