Kilmartin Museum

Kilmartin Museum Your starting point for exploring Kilmartin Glen, home to one of Scotland’s richest prehistoric landscapes. http://www.kilmartin.org

Discover ancient artefacts and the stories behind them. Award winning museum, cafe and shop in Kilmartin Glen, site of ancient cairns, stones and rock art.

As part of , we’d like to celebrate our wonderful gardening volunteers, Vivien and Isobel. 🌿 We asked them a couple of ...
02/06/2026

As part of , we’d like to celebrate our wonderful gardening volunteers, Vivien and Isobel. 🌿 We asked them a couple of questions about volunteering at Kilmartin Museum:

What do you enjoy most about volunteering at the museum?
"Meeting visitors and staff, having a sense of belonging, being part of the museum’s work, and having something meaningful to do."

Why did you decide to volunteer at the museum?
"I wanted to be outside, have a sense of purpose, be part of a group, and help in the village where I live."

A huge thank you to Vivien, Isobel, and all our volunteers for their time, enthusiasm and support. We couldn't do it without you.

01/06/2026

📣 Library Tours Announcement!

Kilmartin Museum is very proud to house the Marion Campbell Library. This valuable resource contains a wealth of books and journals about local archaeology, history and natural history. The Library is dedicated to Marion Campbell in honour of her founding book bequest. 📚

Our FREE Marion Campbell Library Tours are led by our Visitor Experience team, last around 30 minutes, and give you a chance to learn more about this fascinating space. Tours take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with available time slots listed on our website. Places are limited to just six people per tour, so booking is essential.🎟️

As a charity, donations are always welcome to help support our work. You can add a donation on arrival or through our website when booking your free place:
https://www.kilmartin.org/marion-campbell-library-tours

29/05/2026

Our Education Lead Will always has something interesting coming up. Here’s a little bit about one of his recent projects with local Oban schools and the team at

🕵️‍♀️🔍 Calling all keen-eyed detectives...Our new “Eye Spy” Trail is now running at Kilmartin Museum until Sunday 31st M...
26/05/2026

🕵️‍♀️🔍 Calling all keen-eyed detectives...

Our new “Eye Spy” Trail is now running at Kilmartin Museum until Sunday 31st May and is included with your museum admission.

Search the galleries to match mystery close-up photos to the objects they belong to, then take on one final challenge before you leave... somewhere in the museum, a 70-year-old camera has gone missing. Can you find it?

A fun family activity for curious minds of all ages!

25/05/2026

The Kintraw Standing Stone sits quietly in a field just a few miles north of Kilmartin. It is believed to be erected around 1800 BC and still stands about 13 feet tall, with views over the sea.

The stone has a strange notch near its top, and many believe it once lined up with the winter solstice sunset.

Around it lie the remains of three burial cairns, showing this was once an important place for the people who lived here long ago. The standing stone fell in a stormy winter in 1978–79 and was later set back upright, though it no longer faces exactly the way it once did.

Local legend says it marks the grave of a Norse prince, which is why it is still known as the Danish King’s Grave. Today, it’s a place caught between history and story, loved by walkers, photographers, and anyone drawn to old stories.

📣 Event Announcement: Stone Stories - Exploring Medieval Grave Slabs and Creating Your OwnJoin us on Monday, 25 May for ...
21/05/2026

📣 Event Announcement: Stone Stories - Exploring Medieval Grave Slabs and Creating Your Own

Join us on Monday, 25 May for a special Bank Holiday event exploring the fascinating Medieval Grave Slabs of Kilmartin Churchyard.
Sessions available at:

10:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 14:30

The experience includes a 30 minute guided tour of the Medieval Grave Slabs, followed by the opportunity to design and create your own clay grave slab to take home with you. All materials are included, and aprons will be available.

Tickets are £4.50 per person and can be booked and paid for at reception on the day. Open to all ages, although under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

We have work being carried out to repair the churchyard wall in the back car park (behind the church) over the next few ...
19/05/2026

We have work being carried out to repair the churchyard wall in the back car park (behind the church) over the next few months. This section of the car park will have reduced parking available and at times the footpath into the Glebe field will not be accessible either. We will notify visitors when this will be and signpost the alternative route.

Thank you to everyone who responded to our ‘Call for Exhibitors’ for our special exhibitions programme in 2027. 📅 We are...
19/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who responded to our ‘Call for Exhibitors’ for our special exhibitions programme in 2027. 📅 We are now in the process of considering all the responses and will be getting back to people in just a months’ time (5th June.)

💬 It would be helpful for us to have constructive feedback on this initial stage of the process, so we can improve the process next time, so please feel free to get in touch via our website enquiry form.

We’ve had some amazing exhibitions in these galleries so far; the latest is ‘Rock Art: Archaeology and Community’, revealing discoveries from prehistoric rock art excavations in Kilmartin Glen in 2023. 🪨

⛏️ This was a joint excavation between Archaeology Scotland and Kilmartin Museum and involved over 40 volunteers - many local - students and school groups in this fascinating process of investigation.

Kilmartin Glen is home to some of the most remarkable examples of rock art in Britain and we are privileged to be involved with current discoveries.

18/05/2026

Happy from everyone here at Kilmartin Museum. 🏺

A little bit about us ... Founded in the 1990s and opened to the public in 1997, the museum was created to help protect, interpret and share the extraordinary archaeology of Kilmartin Glen, home to one of the richest prehistoric landscapes in Scotland.

Today, we care for more than 22,000 artefacts, many discovered locally, including prehistoric pottery, ancient stone tools, Bronze Age weapons and carved stones that help tell the story of over 12,000 years of human history in Argyll.

From history lovers and archaeology enthusiasts, to families, school groups and visitors travelling from around the world, we’re proud to welcome people of all ages to explore the stories, landscapes and discoveries that make Kilmartin Glen so important.

Private Tours now available 📣We were blessed with glorious weather for our trip up to Dunadd last week.Jacquelyn and Myr...
16/05/2026

Private Tours now available 📣

We were blessed with glorious weather for our trip up to Dunadd last week.

Jacquelyn and Myrtle delivered a private tour to bring this nationally important monument to life, showing how the ancient fort developed over time to become a Royal Centre of the Gaelic-speaking Kingdom of Dál Riata, where our Kings were crowned.

After a hike up the hill (in the footsteps of kings), participants were rewarded with amazing views over the Moine Mhòr raised peat bog and National Nature Reserve.

Did you know that we are able to offer private tours to not only Dunadd but several other monuments around Kilmartin Glen, including the Linear Cemetry.

For further information please get in touch through our website: https://www.kilmartin.org/travel-trade-1

Or emails us: [email protected].

Address

Kilmartin
Lochgilphead
PA318RQ

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

01546 510278

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