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Cara (possible) (site of)

Alternative names for Cara

Cara House; Kara

Where is Cara?

Cara is in the parish of Gigha and Cara and the county of Argyll.

Grid reference: NR 64128 44327

Lat / long: 55.635108, -5.7491474

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OS Map for Cara

Kintyre South (Campbeltown)
OS Explorer map 356

Kintyre North (Knapdale South, Isle of Gigha & Tarbert)
OS Explorer map 357

Directions to Cara

Enter a starting point

Weather at Cara

10°C
max 10°C / min 10°C

28km/h WNW
1021mb
65%
10%
08:33 15:54

Clear sky
Weather observed at Carradale at 02:56

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Cara

Largie Castle

Tangy Loch

Ardpatrick Castle (site of)

Aird's Castle

Saddell Castle

Kilberry Castle

Dunyvaig Castle

Island Muller Castle

Moil Castle (site of)

more castles....

Ancient sites near Cara

Bodach and Cailleach sacred site

The Doon fort

Dun Bhoraraig broch

Druim a' Chuirn souterrain

Auchrannie souterrain

Barnhill broch

Dunadd fort, rock art

Auld Hill fort

Upper Largie cursus

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Cara

Dunadd Class I rock carving

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

Eggerness Class I rock carving

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Blackford Class I symbol stone

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Cara

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Haddington silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

Hoardweel silver chain

Torvean silver chain

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Cara

Argyll Hotel, Campbeltown

hotel, restaurantCampbeltown

AshBank Hotel

hotel, restaurantCarradale

Best Western Kinloch Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barIsle of Arran

Royal An Lochan Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTighnabruaich

Allt-Na-Craig House

hotel, restaurantArdrishaig

Best Western Argyll Hotel

hotel, restaurantDunoon

Loch Melfort Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barOban

Turnberry Resort

hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry

The Marine Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTroon

Cuilfail Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barKilmelford

more food.... / more drink....