Portencross Castle
North Ayrshire, Scotland
Portencross Castle is a tower house in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Hunterston Castle, 1.9 mi away.
Portencross Castle at a glance
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Hunterston Castle
1.9 mi away
Castles in North Ayrshire
25
Scotland
About 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.
From the Wikipedia article on Portencross Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portencross Castle sits at 55.6994, -4.9050 in North Ayrshire. The closest other castles are Hunterston Castle (1.9 mi), Little Cumbrae Castle (2.1 mi) and Law Castle (2.2 mi). North Ayrshire has 25 castles in all.
