Portencross Castle
| Portencross Castle | |
|---|---|
Portencross Castle in 2013 | |
| Type | Tower house |
| Location | Portencross, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°41′57.73″N 4°54′18.34″W / 55.6993694°N 4.9050944°W |
| Built | c. 14th century |
| Official name | Portencross Castle |
| Type | Secular: castle |
| Designated | 29 March 1955 |
| Reference no. | SM327 |
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.