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Opening times and prices

Ballygowan Rock Art is free to visit and open all year round.

How to get here

In Kilmartin Glen, 1 mile south west of Kilmartin off the A816

The site is fenced, and can only be accessed by using a stile. Strong footwear recommended.

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Address

Kilmartin Glen
Argyll

National Grid reference:

NR 816 978

Close up of a spring lamb in a field. Its tongue is poking out and it has a very sweet expression on its face.

Visit responsibly

This site sits on working farmland. Please follow guidance to keep you and animals safe.
Read the Scottish Outdoor Access Code

Historic places nearby

Kilmartin Glen: Temple Wood Stone Circle

Learn about Temple Wood Stone Circle, a ritual and funeral site that saw 2,000 years of use.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Ri Cruin Cairn

Reach the southernmost point of the Kilmartin Glen’s prehistoric ‘linear cemetery’.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie South Cairn

Visit the oldest burial monument in Kilmartin Glen’s prehistoric linear cemetery.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie Mid Cairn

Visit the high-status burial monument at the centre of Kilmartin Glen’s ‘linear cemetery’.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie North Cairn

Take a look at Nether Largie North Cairn, an impressive burial monument dating back 4,000 years.

2 miles

Grounds or exterior access only 

Kilmartin Glen: Baluachraig Rock Art

See where our ancestors carved mysterious symbols into rock faces, perhaps as much as 5,000 years ago.

2 miles