Dunskey, Portpatrick

#2 among attractions in Portpatrick

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Dunskey Estate is north of Portpatrick on the west coast of Scotland. The B-listed mansion dates from the start of the twentieth century and replaced an earlier early-eighteenth century house. Since 2017 it has been used as a tourist, wedding and film venue. Prior to the early 1700s Dunskey Castle was the main building on the estate; it is now a ruined building and scheduled monument with no public access. ()

Coordinates: 54°50'23"N, 5°6'59"W

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Portpatrick United Kingdom

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Dunskey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunskey Castle, Castle of St John, Killantringan Lighthouse, Lochnaw Castle.

0.4 miSE
Ruins, Forts and castles
Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick
10 min walk • 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.
5.7 miNE
Forts and castles, Museum, Military museum
Castle of St John, Stranraer
146 min walk • The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt c.1510.
2 miNW
Lighthouse
Killantringan Lighthouse
50 min walk • 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.
5.6 miN
Forts and castles
Lochnaw Castle
143 min walk • Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire. Scotland. The spectacularly located "castle" incorporates a fortalice torhous. The "central" square tower 5 stories high formed part of the "New" Castle.
7.1 miSE
Memorial
Doon Castle Broch
180 min walk • Doon Castle Broch is an iron-age broch located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
5.5 miNE
54°53'59"N • 5°1'31"W
Ryan Centre, Stranraer
140 min walk • Spa, Theater
6 miNE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Stair Park, Stranraer
153 min walk • Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town.