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Portencross Castle

Alternative names for Portencross Castle

Portincross Castle

Where is Portencross Castle?

Portencross Castle is in the parish of West Kilbride and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference: NS 17542 48926

Lat / long: 55.6993640, -4.9049528

OS Map for Portencross Castle

Greenock, Largs & Millport (Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park)
OS Explorer map 341

Directions to Portencross Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Portencross Castle

8°C
max 9°C / min 7°C

18km/h ESE
1019mb
79%
100%
06:28 17:47

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at North Ayrshire at 23:14

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

The Fortified House in Scotland - Volume III

Nigel Tranter
Edinburgh, 1965

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Portencross Castle

Ancient sites near Portencross Castle

Auld Hill fort

0.3km away

Auchrannie souterrain

21.1km away

Drybridge cursus

21.8km away

Kempock Stone standing stone

29.6km away

Camp Castle broch

29.9km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

29.9km away

Langbank West crannog

32.1km away

Greenan Castle fort

32.6km away

Langbank East crannog

33.4km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Portencross Castle

Dunadd Class I rock carving

56.0km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

75.5km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

75.5km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

84.9km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

96.7km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

101.4km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

102.3km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

106.1km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

106.6km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Portencross Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

69.6km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

86.1km away

Borland silver chain

88.4km away

Whitlaw silver chain

132.0km away

Haddington silver chain

136.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

137.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

143.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

161.5km away

Torvean silver chain

200.3km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Portencross Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

hotel, restaurant, barHowwood

23.9km away

The Marine Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTroon

24.6km away

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

hotel, restaurantKilmarnock

25.7km away

Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport

hotel, restaurantAyr

27.7km away

Best Western Argyll Hotel

hotel, restaurantDunoon

27.8km away

Lynnhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone

28.8km away

Adamton House Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick

29.2km away

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

29.3km away

Premier Inn Greenock

hotel, restaurantGreenock

29.5km away

Royal An Lochan Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTighnabruaich

30.8km away

more food.... / more drink....

Portencross Castle

Alternative names for Portencross Castle

Where is Portencross Castle?

OS Map for Portencross Castle

Directions to Portencross Castle

Weather at Portencross Castle

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Portencross Castle

Auld Hill

Hunterston Castle

Little Cumbrae Castle

Castle Knowe (possible)

Law Castle

Tarbert Castle (site of)

Crosbie

Southannan

Montfode Castle