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The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is also within the parish of Barra. [1] The village is located on the A888, which serves as a circular road around Barra. [2] In 1971, it had a population of 307. [1]
Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes LB Number [note 2] Image 9 North Crescent, Crown Hotel Category C(S) 45201: Upload Photo: Dunskey, Gatepiers, Gates and Boundary Walls to South Lodge
Portpatrick is a village and civil parish in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway . The parish is about 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7 km) in length and 4 miles (6 km) in breadth, covering 9,300 acres (3,800 ha).
Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 12th-century tower house or castle, located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland. [ 1 ] Dunskey Castle is a scheduled monument , [ 2 ] a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised ...
Clock tower's courtyard and shore Panoramic view of Culzean Castle main building. The armoury contains a propeller from a plane flown by Leefe Robinson when he shot down a German airship north of London in 1916. To the north of the castle is a bay containing the Gas House, which provided town gas for the castle up until 1940
Part of the approved route of the line was a short branch descending from the station to the north harbour to allow for the transfer of passengers and mails to packet steamers operating between Portpatrick and Donaghadee however the Admiralty who had responsibility for port works did not share the enthusiasm for development of mail services with the result that although the railway line was ...
The Portpatrick crew rescued 2 people and took them to Donaghadee, and the lifeboat from that harbour saved 31. When the ferry had left Stranraer there had been 127 passengers and 49 crew on board; this is regarded as one of the worst disasters in British coastal waters in the twentieth century.
The castle is built on a rocky islet in the bay, just off the coast of Barra. It can only be reached by boat. Kisimul has its own fresh water wells. Legend has it that was the stronghold of the MacNeils since the 11th century. Kisimul was abandoned in 1838 when the island was sold, and the castle's condition subsequently deteriorated.