Portencalzie
Portencalzie is a bay in Scotland, United Kingdom.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Loch Ryan
- Also known as: “Lady Bay” and “Port na Caillich”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corsewall Lighthouse and RAF Wig Bay.
Corsewall Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corsewall Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Corsewall Point, Kirkcolm near Stranraer in the region of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. First lit in 1817, it overlooks the North Channel of the Irish Sea. Corsewall is defined as the place or well of the Cross.
RAF Wig Bay
Historic site
Royal Air Force Wig Bay, or more simply RAF Wig Bay, is a former Royal Air Force station near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The following squadrons were here at some point:…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairnryan and Kirkcolm.
Cairnryan
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairnryan is a village in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on the eastern shore of Loch Ryan, six miles north of Stranraer and 81 miles southwest of Glasgow.
Kirkcolm
Village
Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkcolm is a village and civil parish on the northern tip of the Rhinns of Galloway peninsula, south-west Scotland. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, and is part of the former county of Wigtownshire.
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.
Portencalzie
- Categories: gulf and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.0008° or 55° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.0855° or 5° 5′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C7P2W27+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 13680728600OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayWikidata ID
Q138788640
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Satellite Map
Discover Portencalzie from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Portencalzie” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Port na Caillich”
- Cornish: “Port na Caillich”
- Irish: “Port na Caillich”
- Manx: “Port na Caillich”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Port na Caillich”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Portencalzie”
- Welsh: “Port na Caillich”
- Welsh: “Portencalzie”
- “Lady Bay”
- “Port na Caillich”
- “Portencalzie”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old House Point and Wig Sands.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miss Mary’s Plantation and Ace of Clubs Plantation.
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