Portencross Castle
The site of Portencross Castle is 2.1 km west of West Kilbride. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Nearby, Cathedral of The Isles (6.4 km) heads a list of 21 within 15 km.
Castle near West Kilbride
Just outside West Kilbride
Portencross Castle is 2.1 km west of West Kilbride. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; West Kilbride has 11 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Expect highs of 18–19°C in West Kilbride from June to August.
Portencross Castle
Friends of Portencross Castle runs it. 5 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- Friends of Portencross Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 2.1 km west of West Kilbride
- Official site
- portencrosscastle.org.uk
Portencross Castle on the map
The places near Portencross Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
The largest of the 3 towns is Saltcoats, with 12,171 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
West Kilbride
Ardrossan
Saltcoats
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Portencross Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kilbride | 2.1 km east of it | 4,876 | 8 |
| Ardrossan | 8.2 km southeast of it | 10,338 | 6 |
| Saltcoats | 9.8 km southeast of it | 12,171 | 7 |
Beyond Portencross Castle
Within 15 km you can add 6 castles, a cathedral and a historic house.
CathedralCathedral of The Isles6.4 km away2CastleCastleWee Cumbrae Castle3.3 km away3
CastleLaw Castle3.6 km away4
CastleKelburn Castle8.8 km away5
CastleHunterston Castle3.1 km away6
Historic houseMount Stuart House13 km away7
CastleArdrossan Castle8.7 km away8
CastleKerelaw Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Portencross Castle: common questions
Where is Portencross Castle?
Portencross Castle is 2.1 km west of West Kilbride, North Ayrshire.
What is Portencross Castle?
Castle in Portencross, Scotland.
Who runs Portencross Castle?
Friends of Portencross Castle.
When is the best time to visit Portencross Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in West Kilbride, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Portencross Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Portencross Castle?
Within 15 km: Cathedral of The Isles (6.4 km), Wee Cumbrae Castle (3.3 km), Law Castle (3.6 km) and Kelburn Castle (8.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Portencross Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of The Isles: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Law Castle: David Neale, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelburn Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunterston Castle: The original uploader was Dreamer84 at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Stuart House: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardrossan Castle: TravisNygard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerelaw Castle: Rosser1954 - Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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