| Official Name: | Cairnbaan |
| Gaelic Name: | An Càrn Bàn |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Static Image Name: | Cup and Ring markings on inscribed stone.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Cup and ring marks on a stone near Cairnbaan |
| Os Grid Reference: | NR830907 |
| Unitary Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
| Lieutenancy Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
| Post Town: | LOCHGILPHEAD |
| Postcode District: | PA31 |
| Postcode Area: | PA |
| Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Argyll and Bute |
| Constituency Westminster: | Argyll and Bute |
Cairnbaan is a village situated on the Crinan Canal, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.
Cairnbaan is about halfway between Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the Sound of Jura to the west. Its name, from Scottish Gaelic, means white hill or white cairn. On the hill above the village there are cup and ring marks dating from the Iron Age.
The Cairnbaan Hotel was built in about 1800 to cater for canal travellers. It was once a temperance hotel. It has featured in the television series The Tales of Para Handy, based on the novels of Neil Munro.
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