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Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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
Portpatrick
Former railway line in Scotland
The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railways were a network of railway lines serving sparsely populated areas of south-west Scotland. The title appeared
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railways
Portpatrick_and_Wigtownshire_Joint_Railways
RNLI Lifeboat station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Portpatrick Lifeboat Station can be found at the harbour in Portpatrick, a town 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Stranraer, sitting on the west coast of the
Portpatrick_Lifeboat_Station
British pre-grouping railway company
harbour at Portpatrick and was now delaying; the Portpatrick Railway delayed too, but finally completed the line from Stranraer to Portpatrick on 28 August
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow_and_South_Western_Railway
Railway line in Scotland
Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway (G&PJR) was a railway company in Scotland. It opened in 1877 between Girvan and Challoch Junction, where it joined
Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Girvan_and_Portpatrick_Junction_Railway
Former railway station in Scotland
Portpatrick railway station was a railway station serving the village of Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. Opened in 1862 the station served
Portpatrick_railway_station
Peninsula in Scotland
Stranraer at the head of Loch Ryan and the small tourist village of Portpatrick on the west coast. Other villages are dotted up and down the peninsula
Rhins_of_Galloway
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
house or castle, located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland. Dunskey Castle
Dunskey_Castle
British ferry (1947–1953)
not have a radio telephone) by radio operator David Broadfoot to the Portpatrick Radio Station: "Hove-to off mouth of Loch Ryan. Vessel not under command
MV_Princess_Victoria
Former railway line in Scotland
up the agricultural area of south-west Scotland. When Stranraer and Portpatrick were reached by the contiguous lines, the CD&D line was the eastern section
Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
Castle_Douglas_and_Dumfries_Railway
Oceanic trench between Northern Ireland and Scotland
bridge. Two possible routes were proposed: Portpatrick–Larne and Kintyre peninsula–Torr Head. The Portpatrick route would cross the dyke. Explosive ordnance
Beaufort's_Dyke
Long-distance footpath in Scotland
coast-to-coast long-distance footpath in southern Scotland. The route links Portpatrick in the west and Cockburnspath in the east via the hills of the Southern
Southern_Upland_Way
British hymnist
in 1884. In 1885 became assistant minister of Trinity Free Church in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland and succeeded the senior pastor there upon his
John_Brownlie_(hymnist)
Former railway station in Scotland
Wigtownshire, Scotland, served the town of Stranraer and was a station on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. Opened on 11 March 1861, when the Castle
Stranraer Town railway station
Stranraer_Town_railway_station
Human settlement in Scotland
loss of commitment to Portpatrick. In 1857 the Portpatrick Railway was authorised, its primary objective being to connect Portpatrick and Carlisle for the
Cairnryan_Harbour
Railway line in the UK
the Caledonian Railway to give access to Dumfriesshire and later to Portpatrick for the Irish ferry service. It opened in 1863, closed to ordinary passenger
Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway
Dumfries,_Lochmaben_and_Lockerbie_Railway
Disused railway station in Pinmore, South Ayrshire
to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. The station opened on 5 October 1877 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the west
Pinmore_railway_station
Council area of Scotland
The Beeching cuts ended the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway has resulted in adverse mileage to connect Stranraer
Dumfries_and_Galloway
British pre-grouping railway company
single-track mileage of 2,827 miles (4,550 km). It extended from Aberdeen to Portpatrick, and from Oban to Carlisle, running express passenger services and a
Caledonian_Railway
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
reached by a military road built from Dumfries to allow easier access to Portpatrick for transportation of people to Ireland for the Plantation of Ulster
Stranraer
River in Scotland
Fleet is crossed by a twenty span viaduct, which was once a part of the Portpatrick Railway route. Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th-century tower
Water_of_Fleet
Disused railway station in Glenwhilly, Dumfries and Galloway
to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. The station opened on 5 October 1877 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. On the southbound
Glenwhilly_railway_station
Junction Railway to Bettisfield; and for other Purposes. Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Act 1865 28 & 29 Vict. c. ccclviii 5 July 1865 An Act
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1865
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1865
Railway line in Scotland
and was seen as a link in providing a through line between Glasgow and Portpatrick, then the ferry port for the north of Ireland. Although a short line
Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway
Ayr_and_Maybole_Junction_Railway
Town in County Down, Northern Ireland
period by couples going to Portpatrick in Scotland to marry, as there was a daily packet boat. During this period, Portpatrick was known as the "Gretna
Donaghadee
Road network created in the wake of the Jacobite rebellions
A network of military roads, sometimes called General Wade's Military Roads, was constructed in the Scottish Highlands during the middle part of the 18th
Military_roads_of_Scotland
Human settlement in Scotland
parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county
Leswalt
Dunskey Estate (also known as Portree Estate) is north of Portpatrick on the west coast of Scotland. The B-listed mansion dates from the start of the
Dunskey
Restaurant in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Knockinaam Lodge is a hotel and restaurant located about 3.5 miles South of Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. As of 2008[update], the restaurant holds
Knockinaam_Lodge
Lamberton Toll (in Lamberton, Berwickshire), Mordington and Paxton Toll. Portpatrick in Wigtownshire was used by couples from Ireland, because of the daily
Marriage_in_Scotland
Railway Legend Castle Douglas & Dumfries Rly to Dumfries Castle Douglas Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Jt Rlys to Stranraer Castle Douglas St Andrew Street Bridge
Bridge_of_Dee,_Galloway
Fountain Gardens, by F. W. Pomeroy Portpatrick – statue produced by local sculptor James Watt, and erected in Portpatrick in 1923 by the village's Burns Club
List of Robert Burns memorials
List_of_Robert_Burns_memorials
Water of Fleet Viaduct Big Water of Fleet, Galloway Scotland Carried the Portpatrick Railway (the 'Port Road') which ran from Dumfries to Stranraer, now disused
List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom
List_of_railway_bridges_and_viaducts_in_the_United_Kingdom
2018 British psychological thriller film
Mull of Galloway, Port Logan harbour, Killantringan Lighthouse near Portpatrick and Corsewall Lighthouse near Stranraer. On review aggregator Rotten
The_Vanishing_(2018_film)
Historic county in Scotland
The Beeching cuts cut off the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick Railway in 1965 resulting in an adverse mileage increase via the Glasgow
Wigtownshire
Proposed railway in North West Scotland
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
Garve_and_Ullapool_Railway
This is a list of listed buildings in the civil parish of Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download
List of listed buildings in Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway
List_of_listed_buildings_in_Portpatrick,_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Secondary school in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Kennedy, Drochduil, Drummore, Glenluce, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Park, Portpatrick, Rephad, St. Joseph’s, Sandhead, Sheuchan Website http://www.stranraeracademy
Stranraer_Academy
eight-arch Glenluce Viaduct near to Glenluce. This once carried the Portpatrick Railway to Stranraer. The Upper Proprietor is Dr Sir Nicholas Spicer
Water_of_Luce
Strait between north-east Ireland and Scotland
and Belfast is the route used by the existing ferry service, that via Portpatrick/Stranraer (about 150 km (93 mi) from Glasgow) and Larne (about 35 km
North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)
North_Channel_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
Former railway line in Scotland
Western Railway (G&SWR) at Dumfries, and the Portpatrick Railway, later to be the core of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway, was being constructed
Kirkcudbright_Railway
Former railway station in Scotland
England and Scotland to Ireland passed this way through the ports of Portpatrick and Donaghadee, but the poor roads made the passage difficult. The Glasgow
Maxwelltown_railway_station
Renfrewshire to Limerick. James United Kingdom The sloop struck a rock off Portpatrick, Wigtownshire and was wrecked with the loss of all six crew. She was
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1811
built by Caird & Co in 1847, which struck a submerged rock and sank off Portpatrick Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, Scotland, on 18 June 1850 on her way from Liverpool
PS_Orion_(1847)
Historic county in Scotland
constructed from Bridge of Sark, near Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway to Portpatrick by Major William Caulfeild. Elected county councils were established
Kirkcudbrightshire
Former railway station in Scotland
station open in 1862 on the former Port Road that was constructed on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.[page needed] It served the town of Glenluce
Glenluce_railway_station
Former railway station in Scotland
Wigtownshire Railway branch line, from Newton Stewart to Whithorn, of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a rural area in Wigtownshire
Kirkinner_railway_station
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
where he served until 2000. This was followed by twelve years serving at Portpatrick Parish Church linked with St Ninian's Parish Church in Stranraer, Wigtownshire
Gordon_Kennedy_(minister)
Disused railway station in Parton, Dumfries and Galloway
from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. The station opened on 12 March 1861 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Parton railway station (Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway)
Parton_railway_station_(Portpatrick_and_Wigtownshire_Joint_Railway)
(P&S) 1877–1899 Portpatrick 437 – Civil Service No. 3 No. 3 37-foot Self-righting (P&S) 1900–1922 1922–1924 1924–1926 1926–1927 Portpatrick Relief fleet
Civil_Service_lifeboats
Railway 1956 Kirkby-in-Ashfield East Midland Railway 1964 Kirkcowan Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway 1965 Kirkcudbright Glasgow and South Western
List of closed railway stations in Great Britain: K–L
List_of_closed_railway_stations_in_Great_Britain:_K–L
Gargunnock NBR 1934 Garlieston (1st) Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway 1876 Garlieston (2nd) Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway 1903 Garmouth
List of closed railway stations in Great Britain: G
List_of_closed_railway_stations_in_Great_Britain:_G
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1895, are known as "The Ferrytoun". Creetown was formerly served by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway. The granite quarries in the vicinity constituted
Creetown
Motorway in Scotland
Stranraer in the South West of Scotland. (The A77 itself continues to Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway.) The original M77 was a short 1.5-mile (2.4 km)
M77_motorway
Former railway line in Scotland
Dumfries via Castle Douglas to Portpatrick. Both proposals sought a connection with the ferry service from Portpatrick to Donaghadee in the north of Ireland
Ayr_and_Dalmellington_Railway
trail across the Isle of Skye. Virtual route Southern Upland Way 338 Portpatrick & Cockburnspath A coast-to-coast walk across the Southern Uplands. SGT
Long-distance footpaths in Scotland
Long-distance_footpaths_in_Scotland
Range of hills in east central Scotland
from three similar successions of wackes and siltstones known as the Portpatrick Formation, the Shinnel Formation and 'Gala Unit 2', the first two are
Moorfoot_Hills
Human settlement in Scotland
A military road was built in 1763 by General Wade linking Gretna to Portpatrick, then the main ferry port to Northern Ireland. This was later to become
Gretna,_Dumfries_and_Galloway
between Great Britain and Ireland by means of a submarine cable between Portpatrick in Scotland and Donaghadee in Ireland. The cable core was gutta-percha
British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company
British_and_Irish_Magnetic_Telegraph_Company
Former railway station in Scotland
Railway branch line to Whithorn, from Newton Stewart, later becoming the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a very rural district in Wigtownshire
Sorbie_railway_station
Parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
marriages were Coldstream Bridge, Lamberton, Mordington and Paxton Toll, and Portpatrick for people coming from Ireland. In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Gretna_Green
Disused railway station in Pinwherry, South Ayrshire
to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. The station opened on 5 October 1877 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the southwest
Pinwherry_railway_station
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Loch Skerrow Halt railway station, on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway, served Skerrow from 1955 to 1965, when
Skerrow
Principal railway route in Great Britain
Irish Sea tunnel Midland Main Line Midland Main Line railway upgrade Portpatrick Railway Rail transport in Great Britain West Coast Main Line route modernisation
West_Coast_Main_Line
Human settlement in Scotland
1876. Sorbie Railway Station on the Wigtownshire Railway branch of the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway which closed in the 1964 formerly served
Sorbie
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
provided by Stagecoach Western. Newton Stewart railway station was on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway and closed in 1965, as a result of the
Newton_Stewart
Former railway line in Scotland
The Portpatrick Railway had opened in 1861-1862 and the Caledonian worked it. This gave it access from Lockerbie to Stranraer and Portpatrick, enabling
Caledonian_Main_Line
Railway station in South Ayrshire, Scotland
1 in 54. The station was opened on 5 October 1877 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway and was known as Girvan New, replacing the Girvan (Old)
Girvan_railway_station
Human settlement in Scotland
state. The town was served by Glenluce railway station from 1862 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway which provided a strategic link to Northern
Glenluce
Railway in Scotland
Ayr and Girvan, with some trains running from Glasgow to Stranraer. Portpatrick had long been a port for shipping between Scotland and Donaghadee in
Maybole_and_Girvan_Railway
Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2021. "War Memorials Register: Portpatrick". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2021. "War Memorials Register:
List of public art in Dumfries and Galloway
List_of_public_art_in_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Railway line in Scotland
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
Glasgow,_Yoker_and_Clydebank_Railway
Railway in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Hamilton_and_Strathaven_Railway
RNLI Lifeboat station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
J. & W. 1929 1938 40-foot 6in Watson Relief lifeboat, previously at Portpatrick 801 – Sir Arthur Rose 1938 1938−1947 46-foot Watson Station Closed 1947–1990
Tobermory_Lifeboat_Station
Former British railway company
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
Highland_Railway
waterproof. When, on the 18 June 1850, the SS Orion was wrecked off Portpatrick, the Reverend Clark, a survivor, wrote to the Reverend Edward Lyon Berthon:
Berthon_Boat
Scottish railway track width
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
4_ft_6_in_gauge_railway
Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
the Southern Upland Way, a walking trail that traditionally starts at Portpatrick on the west coast, in Dumfries & Galloway, and finishes some 212 miles
Wanlockhead
English Militia regiment (1759–1881)
years. Leaving a detachment at Berwick, the West Suffolks marched to Portpatrick where on 13 April 1813 it embarked with a strength of 20 officers, 26
West_Suffolk_Militia
Railway line in the UK
the Maybole and Girvan Railway. 1861 – Challoch to Stranraer by the Portpatrick Railway. 1866 – Busby Junction (near Pollowshaws West) to Busby by the
Glasgow_South_Western_Line
Transoceanic communication line placed on the seabed
Company completed the first successful Irish link on May 23 between Portpatrick and Donaghadee using the collier William Hutt. The same ship was used
Submarine communications cable
Submarine_communications_cable
Railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
The Beeching Axe cutting the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway and Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway has resulted in adverse mileage to connect Stranraer
Dumfries_railway_station
Scottish civil engineer (1761–1821)
between the Ards and the Rhins of Galloway to this port, and that at Portpatrick also owned by Montgomery. It was described by Harris in 1744 as 'a curving
John_Rennie_the_Elder
incorporate a Company for the maintaining and working of the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway; and for other purposes, Brentford and District Tramways
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1887
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1887
Railway operating under multiple companies
and Altrincham Railway: LNWR/GCR. 9 miles (14 km). Electrified in 1931 Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway: the Caledonian, Glasgow and South Western
Joint_railway
Railway line in Scotland
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway
North_British,_Arbroath_and_Montrose_Railway
Former RNLI lifeboat class
1985–1988 Lytham St Annes 1989–1991 Beaumaris 957 The Jeanie 1961 1961–1986 Portpatrick 1968 Sold in 1987. Renamed Jeanie Brandon. Last reported in unaltered
47ft_Watson-class_lifeboat
Disused railway station in Dunragit, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland from 1861 to 1965 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. The station opened on 1 July 1861 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
Dunragit_railway_station
Postal system in the United Kingdom
Downs; and in the 1690s a service was established between Donaghadee and Portpatrick (served by a foot-post running out of Glasgow). By the end of the 17th
General_Post_Office
British pre-grouping railway company (1844–1922)
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
North_British_Railway
Former railway line in Scotland
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway
Aberlady,_Gullane_and_North_Berwick_Railway
1879 c. ccvii Llandisilio Commissioners Act 1879 c. ccviii Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Act 1879 c. ccix Ballymena and Portglenone Railway Act
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1879
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1879
Former railway station in Scotland
Grangeston Halt (private station) Maidens and Dunure Light Railway Girvan Junction Girvan (old) Girvan (new) Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Killochan_railway_station
Legal status of marriages and divorces in Northern Ireland
conducted by the Church of Scotland minister at Portpatrick, though according to Brack (see Portpatrick) he often overlooked the rules about the publication
Marriage_in_Northern_Ireland
Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
plants not often seen in Scotland. Castle Kennedy had a station on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway, which opened in 1861 and closed in 1965
Castle_Kennedy
British linguist (1933–2017)
linguist who pioneered the development of sociolinguistics. He was born in Portpatrick in Scotland, but grew up in Scotland, Wales and Surrey, and as a child
James_Milroy
List of settlements in Dumfries and Galloway area
Nithsdale Palmerston Park Parton Penpont Polharrow Burn Port William Portpatrick, Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway Palnackie Rhins of Galloway Rigg
List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
List_of_places_in_Dumfries_and_Galloway
alludes to the village song: Parton railway station was part of the Portpatrick line, but closed in 1965. The station building was converted as a private
Parton,_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Disused railway station in New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway
to 1965 on the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. The station opened on 5 October 1877 by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway. To the south
New_Luce_railway_station
Branch line in East Lothian, Scotland
Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock
North_Berwick_Branch
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