
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Portencross Castle, Cannon as Cannon (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Portencross Castle, Cannon is associated with Portencross Castle, a 16th-century structure built by the Maxwell family in Ayrshire, Scotland. The cannon is remembered as part of the castle's defences, reflecting the strategic military importance of the site during the late medieval period.
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Places near here
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Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0