Portpatrick
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 620 residents
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Port Patrick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunskey Castle and Killantringan Lighthouse.
Dunskey Castle
Ruins
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 12th-century tower house or castle, located 0.5 miles south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland.
Killantringan Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killantringan Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The light came into operation in 1900, and served as a waypoint in the North Channel of the Irish Sea. Killantringan Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Portpatrick.
Knockinaam Lodge
Hotel
Knockinaam Lodge is a hotel and restaurant located about 3.5 miles South of Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. As of 2008, the restaurant holds one star in the Michelin Guide. Knockinaam Lodge is situated 2 miles southeast of Portpatrick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stranraer and Leswalt.
Stranraer
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Northern Ireland, though nowadays all ferries run from Cairnryan a few miles north.
Leswalt
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 6 miles north of Portpatrick.
Portpatrick
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.84185° or 54° 50′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.11684° or 5° 7′ 1″ westPopulation
620Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB PPKOpen location code
9C6PRVRM+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 31193763OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Portpatrick” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portpatrick”
- Cebuano: “Portpatrick”
- Chinese: “波特帕特里克”
- Chinese: “派屈克港”
- Dutch: “Portpatrick”
- French: “Portpatrick”
- German: “Portpatrick”
- Irish: “Port Phádraig”
- Irish: “Port Phàdraig”
- Italian: “Portpatrick”
- Japanese: “ポートパトリック”
- Persian: “پورتپتریک”
- Polish: “Portpatrick”
- Scots: “Portpaitrick”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Port Phàdraig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Portpatrick”
- Spanish: “Portpatrick”
- Swedish: “Portpatrick”
- Welsh: “Portpatrick”
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Highlights include Portpatrick Beach and Portpatrick Old Kirkyard.
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