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These are too numerous to mention in any detail and in relation to castles the major piles lie just outside the community. There are three most impressive ruined castles fitting this category, namely Kilchurn at the North end of Loch Awe, Innis Chonnel almost opposite Dalavich and Carnasserie south of Ford at the southerly end of the Loch. All of these can be easily visited from the area.

There are however within the community the ruins of a 12th Century Castle on Fraoch Eilean (heather island) originally in MacDougall hands but eventually ending up in in the hands of the Campbells from Inverawe.

There are also the ruins of a small castle on the island in Loch Tromlee, which was in the hands of the MacCorquodale family. Nearby at Achnacraobh are the ruins of Caisteal Suidhe Cheannaidh, an Iron Age Fort standing prominently on a small hill. Not to be outdone Loch Avich has its own Castle intriguingly known as ‘Caisteal na Nighinn Ruaidhe’ or ‘Castle of the Red-Haired Maiden’. Myth surrounds the reason for the name but it seems that a red-haired servant girl was thrown from the top of the castle for betraying a murder plot by her master to avoid paying the builders of the castle, as one apparently quite reasonably did in these parts in those happy gone-by days. Her ghost thereafter haunted the place!
The Island of Inishail, off the eastern end of the Ardanaiseig area is more accessible than some of the others and houses the remains of an ancient Chapel which may even date from the 8th Century with alterations and additions being attributed to the 14th, 15th and 18th Centuries. It has a fascinating history and some interesting relics but is perhaps best known as a burial ground of some of the Campbells, Dukes of Argyll, the last Duke being buried here in 2001.

Crannogs, or lake dwellings, were relatively common on Loch Awe and were in use from circa 500 BC right up to the 18th Century. The small natural or artificial islands, which if necessary were easier to defend than a shore-based dwelling, were located relatively close to the shore. A timber-laid causeway from the mainland led to a small round thatched house and the island often incorporated a small harbour to facilitate fishing.