What is recorded here

Whitsand Castle is a 20th-century paddle steamer sunk in Ardrossan Harbour Outer Basin, Firth of Clyde. Its brass fittings and wooden decks now rest beneath green water, joined to the harbour floor by ropes of kelp and patience. The castle name suggests grandeur, but the sea has reduced it to a quiet chamber where fish walk through saloons and pressure keeps every door closed.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whitsand Castle: Ardrossan Harbour Outer Basin, Firth of Clyde as Paddle Steamer (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Whitsand Castle is not a medieval fortress but the name given to a 20th-century paddle steamer, historically significant as part of the Ardrossan Harbour Outer Basin structures on the Firth of Clyde. It is remembered for its role in the maritime and industrial heritage of the area.

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