Portencross Castle

Portencross Castle, also known historically as Portincross Castle, is situated in Portencross, on the west coast of Scotland, about 3 km from West Kilbride. The site has been fortified since the 11th Century. The present tower castle is thought to date from the mid-14th Century and later. It remained in use until it was unroofed by a great storm in 1739 and gradually became ruinous. The castle was designated as a scheduled monument in 1955.

The castle was one of the buildings featured in the 2004 series of the BBC television programme Restoration and was the subject of efforts by a local community group to secure its future.

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Portencross Castle ranks #6,702 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #199 of the 207 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 344 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 45 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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