SCOTLAND ~ Portencross Castle - North Ayrshire ~

New laptop👍... new printer👍... and a fresh NEW START👍 after a long blogging break... no special reason... just after blogging for more than 10 years it felt more like a chore than a hobby or passion... but many beautiful postcards kept coming.... so it will take a long time to post them all here... I will choose them randomly... special thanks to all who said they missed my blog... you are part of the reason to be back here!😊

 ... Starting with a beautiful panoramic view of Portencross Castle by water under a dramatic gray sky...  the castle stands on a rocky spur of land beside a narrow inlet, with a very small beach looking over the  mouth of the River Clyde... it stands alone on its small headland, not far from a cluster of small cottages... the Castle is a 14thC fortified tower built by the Boyd family... and the history goes back to the kings of Scotland being laid there until they cross the sea to Iona... it is is open to the public... volunteer guides give regular castle tours during the summer months... another amazing place to live nearby... Thanks a lot dear Andrene!(✿ ♥‿♥)

Photo: Bob Marshall
Portencross Castle is situated in Portencross on the west coast of Scotland. The castel remained a seat of the Boyd family until the middle of the 17thC, when they moved to a more comfortable mansion in the village. 

The castle was used by local fishermen in the early 18thC, but eventually even the fishermen left the castle to moulder into ruin. 

In 1900 William Adams purchased the estate and reroofed the east wing. Finally, in the late 20thC a local charity group was formed to maintain and restore the castle.

 

Stamp: 

Definitive -The new portrait of His Majesty King Charles III

(Issued 2023)