Editing Portpatrick (section)

== History ==
Dating back some 700 years and built adjacent to the ruins of nearby [[Dunskey Castle]], Portpatrick's position on the [[Rhins of Galloway]] affords visitors views of the [[Northern Irish]] coast {{convert|21|mi}} to the west, with cliff-top walks and beaches both north and south. The [[Gulf Stream]], flowing in from the north, gives the coastline a pleasant climate, in which subtropical plant life can flourish.

Portpatrick has a Community Council,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portpatrick-communitycouncil.org.uk/index.html |title=Portpatrick Community Council Home |publisher=Portpatrick-communitycouncil.org.uk |access-date=2014-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323092000/http://portpatrick-communitycouncil.org.uk/index.html |archive-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and an annual Life Boat Week, featuring parades, activities, and a firework display.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portpatrickholidaycottage.co.uk/portpatrick-lifeboat-week-2012 |title=Portpatrick Lifeboat week 2012 |publisher=Portpatrick Holiday Cottage |date=2012-06-24 |access-date=2014-03-23}}</ref> There are bowls clubs, a golf club, many guesthouses and hotels, and rustic public houses. The village is also home to a mini putting course.

By the inner harbour is the starting point of the [[Southern Upland Way]], a long-distance walking route to [[Cockburnspath]] on the east coast.  The Portpatrick Hotel, built in 1905 and extended in 1907, sits on the cliffs above this point.

The village was used as one of the locations for the 1952 film ''[[Hunted (1952 film)|Hunted]],'' starring [[Dirk Bogarde]] and directed by [[Charles Crichton]]. It also featured in the BBC drama ''[[Two Thousand Acres of Sky]]'' as a stand-in for [[Portree]].