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    Portencross Castle, also known historically as Portincross Castle, is situated in Portencross, on the west coast of Scotland, about 3 km from West Kilbride...
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    Portencross Castle. It has two harbours and a pier. The "Old Harbour" is actually a small tidal inlet next to the castle, and is part of the castle property...
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    Isle of Arran. West Kilbride and adjoining districts of Seamill and Portencross are generally considered to be a small town, having a combined population...
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    Clan Ross (section Castles)
    Pitcalnie Castle, near Cromarty, is the site of a castle that was held by the Munros but passed to the Rosses in the eighteenth century. Portencross Castle, also...
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    advance of a royal visit. Other castles have been conserved by private trusts, such as the restoration of Portencross Castle which was largely funded by grants...
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    Dean Castle, previously known as Kilmarnock Castle was the seat of the chiefs of Clan Boyd who were Barons, Lords and Earls of Kilmarnock. Portencross Castle...
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    Preceded by Portencross Castle – near West Kilbride, Ayrshire Restorations on BBC2 2004 Succeeded by Knockando Wool Mill – Knockando, Moray...
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  • murdered in a shooting attack at the isolated Northbank Cottage near Portencross in North Ayrshire, Scotland on the evening of Saturday, 18 October 1913...
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  • Preceded by Llanfyllin Union Workhouse, Llanfyllin "Restorations" on BBC2 about 19 July 2004 Succeeded by Portencross Castle – near West Kilbride, Ayrshire...
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  • This is a list of castles in North Ayrshire. Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in North Ayrshire Wikimedia Commons...
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    Finalist Darnley Mausoleum – Cobham, Kent Scotland (aired 13 July) Portencross Castle – near West Kilbride, Ayrshire Hall of Clestrain – Orphir, Orkney...
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  • And Castle Cottage, Portencross 55°41′56″N 4°54′16″W / 55.698934°N 4.904507°W / 55.698934; -4.904507 (West Cottage And Castle Cottage, Portencross) Category C(S)...
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    and burial sites, through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings...
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    of Langside. Hugh succeeded him in 1600 and married Jean Boyd of the Portencross family. Hugh Montfode had succeeded his father by 1621 and had three...
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    house was demolished in 1960, the substantial walled garden survives. Portencross Castle is said to have been the last mainland resting place for many of the...
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    station Little Cumbrae Lochranza Millport Montfode Castle Museum of the Cumbraes Meigle Perceton Portencross Saltcoats, Saltcoats railway station Seamill Skelmorlie...
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    Lylestone Meigle Meikle Auchengree Montgreenan Nettlehirst Perceton Portencross Routenburn Seamill Sevenacres Shewalton Torranyard Birchburn Blackwaterfoot...
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    hunting grounds(Alexander II), they included the rich cattle port of Portencross. Hugh is often confused with his son also named Hugh, and grandson Hugh...
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    Cumnock Newmilns Ochiltree Old Dailly Patna Pinmore Pinwherry Polnessan Portencross Prestwick Priestland Rankinston Riccarton Saltcoats Seafield Seamill...
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  • against him in court. October 1913 Mary Speir Gunn Northbank Cottage, Portencross, North Ayrshire 51-year-old Gunn died when six shots were fired through...
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    built a castle or hunting lodge on Little Cumbrae. His son, Robert II spent time there hunting the deer, however the site of the "Auld Castle" is unknown...
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    Lochranza Machrie, Maidens, Millport Peninver, Pirnmill, Port Bannatyne, Portencross, Port Glasgow, Portkil, Prestwick Rothesay Saddell, Sannox, Saltcoats...
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    Kilbirnie and one of their three co-heiress daughters married Robert Boyd of Portencross in around 1550. A Katarine Craufurd, Lady Fairnelie (sic), is recorded...
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  • Coast Section Loch Libo Lynn Spout Muirkirk Uplands North Newton Shore Portencross Coast Renfrewshire Heights Rouken Glen Shielhill Glen Shovelboard Skelmorlie...
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    Tossed'. The murder of Mary Speir Gunn happened at Northbank Cottage, Portencross, in 1913. She was a granddaughter of Margaret Gibson Spier, and the murder...
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    local legend to have built Little Cumbrae castle, however the Old De'il was building a castle at Portencross and whilst sharing tools by throwing them...
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  • had 20 smaller guns (4- to 12-pounders) mounted in the fore and stern castles, and 20 swivel-mounted light guns on the raised catwalks above the rowers'...
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    Arran in 1337. The chapel of Saint Bridget also covered the lands at Portencross and West Kilbride, which was established as a separate Parish in 1567...
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    murder at Northbank Cottage near Portencross that took place in 1913. Hill of Beith Castle Hessilhead Barony and Castle of Giffen Barrmill Barony of Ladyland...
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    of Arran in the background. Clyde Wind Farm Ardrossan Wind Farm from Portencross, just after sunrise Related lists Lists of offshore wind farms by country...
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