Shandon overlooks the Rosneath Peninsula to the west and is bordered by Glen Fruin () to the east, which is the site of the Battle of Glen Fruin, one of the last clan battles in Scotland, fought on 7 February 1603, in which an estimated 300 warriors on foot from the MacGregor Clan claimed victory over an estimated 600–800 men from the Colquhoun Clan on horse-back.
Shandon overlooks the Rosneath Peninsula to the west and is bordered by Glen Fruin, which was the site of the Battle of Glen Fruin, a last clan battle in Scotland fought on 7 February 1603 between the MacGregor Clan (estimated 300 warriors on foot) and the Colquhoun Clan (estimated 600–800 men on horseback).