Portencross Castle

Overlooking the Firth of Clyde near West Kilbride in Ayrshire, Portencross Castle is a scheduled ancient monument, a recognition of its national importance.

We normally open for the Easter weekend and for the local Easter holiday period. Then we open weekends in May and June, plus Mondays for local long weekends. We open daily in July and August, and on weekends only for September. Remember to check the News and Calendar on this website as we might be closed for an event. Our usual opening times are 11am-4pm.
You can hire the Castle for your own special event. See our Castle Hire page.

If you are interested in our history, upcoming events, or would like to make a booking for an event of your own we would love to hear from you.

Portencross Castle Present

This website has been set up by the Friends of Portencross Castle (FOPC).
Our goal is to protect the Castle so that future generations can continue to enjoy this ancient monument and its beautiful and serene surroundings.

Portencross Castle Future

FOPC continues to maintain and develop the Castle. Projects include part reroofing, WiFi access inside the Castle, and continuous maintenance. You can help us to keep building our resources. We are looking for relevant items in connection with Portencross Castle. Perhaps you have a photograph or a poem, maybe an old postcard or a clip of film. If so, we'd love to see it! If you have, post it on Facebook, Instagram, or get in touch and send us a copy so we can add it to this website.

How you can help

Friends of Portencross

How the local community, with the help of others, saved the Castle.

Contribute Your
images or stories

Help us to build our photo and video collection.

Support us:
Contribute Your time

Help us by becoming a volunteer or steward.

Donate or Sponsor
our work

Help us by becoming a sponsor or Guardian of Portencross Castle.

Media & Resources

Explore and contribute images, videos, stories, location information and educational resources.

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