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[[Image:Portencross from the pier.jpg|thumb|300px|Portencross viewed from its pier]] | [[Image:Portencross from the pier.jpg|thumb|300px|Portencross viewed from its pier]] | ||
| − | '''Portencross''' is a hamlet near | + | '''Portencross''' ({{lang-gd|Port na Crois}}) is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] near Farland Head in [[North Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. Situated about 3 km west of [[Seamill]] and about 2 km south of [[Hunterston B nuclear power station]], it is noted for [[Portencross Castle]]. |
| − | It has two harbours and a pier. The "Old Harbour" is actually a small tidal inlet next to the castle, and is part of the castle property. The larger harbour, "North Harbour", owned by the Portencross Harbour Trust, lies about 100 | + | It has two harbours and a pier. The "Old Harbour" is actually a small tidal inlet next to the castle, and is part of the castle property. The larger harbour, "North Harbour", owned by the Portencross Harbour Trust, lies about 100 m north of the castle and was the main access point for fishing activity.<ref>WKAS, p.75</ref> |
| − | The Portencross Pier was built in the era of Clyde steamer cruising but was never used as much as other locations such as [[Largs]], [[Fairlie]] or [[Wemyss Bay]] | + | The Portencross Pier was built in the era of Clyde steamer cruising but was never used as much as other locations such as [[Largs]], [[Fairlie, North Ayrshire|Fairlie]] or [[Wemyss Bay]] |
==Natural History== | ==Natural History== | ||
| − | In 2014 the North Ayrshire Ranger Service carried out a survey of the plants growing on the rocky shore, whinstone dyke, saltmarsh and 'machair-like' seaside vegetation. Species recorded included sea arrowgrass; sea sandwort; scurvy-grass; common orache; sea club-rush; sea milkwort; salt mud-rush; lesser sea spurrey; cliff sand spurrey; sea aster; red bartsia; silverweed; bird's foot trefoil; sea pink/thrift; eyebright; yellow rattle; sea plantain; meadow cranesbill; purple loosetrife; pineapple weed; curled dock; scentless mayweed ; corn sowthistle; marsh thistle; lady's bedstraw; mugwort; celery-leaved crowfoot; ragged robin; yellow flag iris; parsley water-dropwort; greater woodrush; amphibious bistort; crow garlic; Japanese rose; alder; sea buckthorn; wood sage; hemlock water-dropwort ; sticky groundsel; bloody cranesbill; bracken/brake; yellow splash lichen; crab's eye lichen; sea ivory. | + | In 2014 the North Ayrshire Ranger Service carried out a survey of the plants growing on the rocky shore, whinstone dyke, saltmarsh and '[[machair]]-like' seaside vegetation. Species recorded included sea arrowgrass (''Triglochin maritima''); sea sandwort (''Honkenya peploides''); scurvy-grass (''Cochlearia officinalis''); common orache (''Atriplex patula''); sea club-rush (''Scirpus maritimus''); sea milkwort (''Glaux maritima''); salt mud-rush (''Juncus gerardii''); lesser sea spurrey (''Spergularia marina''); cliff sand spurrey (''Spergularia rupicola''); sea aster (''Aster tripolium''); red bartsia (''Odonitites verna''); silverweed (''Potentilla anserina''); bird's foot trefoil (''Lotus geniculatus''); sea pink/thrift (''Armeria maritima''); eyebright (''Euphrasia nemorosa''); yellow rattle (''Rhinanthus minor''); sea plantain (''Plantago maritima''); meadow cranesbill (''Geranium pratense''); purple loosetrife (''Lythrum salicalia''); pineapple weed (''Matricaria matricariodes''); curled dock (''Rumex crispus''); scentless mayweed (''Matricaria maritima''); corn sowthistle (''Sonchus arvensis''); marsh thistle (''Cirsium palustre''); lady's bedstraw (''Galium verum''); mugwort (''Artemisia vulgaris''); celery-leaved crowfoot (''Ranunculus scleratus''); ragged robin (''Lychnis flos-cuculi''); yellow flag iris (''Iris pseudacorus''); parsley water-dropwort (''Oenanthe lachenalii''); greater woodrush (''Luzula sylvatica''); amphibious bistort (''Polygonum amphibian''); crow garlic (''Allium vineale var. compactum''); Japanese rose (''Rosa rugosa''); alder (''Alnus glutinosa''); sea buckthorn (''Hippophae rhamnoides''); wood sage (''Teucreum scorodonia''); hemlock water-dropwort (''Oenanthe crocata''); sticky groundsel (''Senecio viscosus''); bloody cranesbill (''Geranium sanguineum''); bracken/brake (''Pteridium aquilinium''); yellow splash lichen (''Xanthoria parietina''); crab's eye lichen (''Ochrolechia parella''); sea ivory (''Ramalina siliquosa''). |
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| + | == Notes == | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Murder of Mary Speir Gunn]] | * [[Murder of Mary Speir Gunn]] | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | *{{cite book | ||
| + | | others = foreword by Peter McNab | ||
| + | | author = WKAS | ||
| + | | title = West Kilbride, Seamill, Portencross & thereabouts | ||
| + | | year = 2002 | ||
| + | | publisher = West Kilbride Amenity Society | ||
| + | | location = Largs | ||
| + | | isbn = 0-9516831-1-X | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | {{commons category}} | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT7N6kZogq0 YouTube video of Portencross, Castle, Harbours and Pier] | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cheXIu1TUPo YouTube video of the Murder of Mary Gunn at Northbank Farm, Portencross] | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI-9_V6Er0Y The Portencross 'machair'] | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6HvmmPnHHc YouTube aerial video using SNAPS of the Portencross machair and rocky shore] | ||
| + | {{North Ayrshire}} | ||
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[[Category:Ports and harbours of Scotland]] | [[Category:Ports and harbours of Scotland]] | ||
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[[Category:Villages in North Ayrshire]] | [[Category:Villages in North Ayrshire]] | ||
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