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'''Portavadie''' ({{langx|gd|Port a' Mhadaidh}}) is a village on the shores of [[Loch Fyne]] on the coast of the [[Cowal|Cowal Peninsula]], in [[Argyll and Bute]], West of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portavadie.com |title=Visitor Information |website=Portavadie |date= |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref>

The Portavadie complex was built in 1975<ref name="Hansard 1981">{{cite Hansard |title=Portavadie (Public Inquiry) |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1981/feb/03/portavadie-public-inquiry |house=House of Commons |date=3 February 1981 |volume=998 |column_start=147 |column_end=154 |speaker= |position= |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> by the then [[Scottish Office]] for the purpose of constructing concrete platforms for extraction of oil from the North Sea. However, the intention was soon overtaken by acceptance that steel platforms were the future for the oil industry in Scotland. Despite suggestions to turn the complex into a holiday village, it lay redundant until in the mid-1980s the enclosed port was used by a local fish farm company.

In 2013 a further report in the ''[[Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard]]'' says that the derelict "village", known as [[Polphail]], was sold to a forestry company who planned to demolish the buildings and build new houses. By 2016 the buildings had been demolished, but the plans had changed to the construction a whisky distillery on the site, with construction to commence in early 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dunoon-observer.com/index.php/news/the-news/5109-cowal-ghost-village-sold |title=Cowal Ghost Village Sold |newspaper=Dunoon Observer |date=2012-11-08 |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref><ref name=STVNews>{{cite web|title=Plans for distillery in 'ghost village' approved by council|url=https://news.stv.tv/west-central/plans-for-distillery-in-ghost-village-approved-by-argyll-and-bute-council|website=STV News|accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="SPB 2022">{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Georgie |title=New plans submitted for Portavadie Distillery |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2022/10/new-plans-submitted-for-portavadie-distillery/ |website=The Spirits Business |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028110810/https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2022/10/new-plans-submitted-for-portavadie-distillery/ |archive-date=28 October 2022 |date=28 October 2022}}</ref>

==Sport and recreation==

===Portavadie Marina===
In late 2009 the marina was used for the first time to tie up yachts for the [[Scottish series]] by the [[Clyde Cruising Club]], won by Nigel Biggs; England; J109-IRC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clyde.org/scottish-series/|title=Scottish Series Yacht Racing Event - Scottish Series|website=Clyde Cruising Club|access-date=19 January 2017|archive-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234657/https://www.clyde.org/scottish-series/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The new [[Portavadie Marina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portavadiemarina.com/ |title=Portavadie, Loch Fyne, Scotland |website=Portavadie Marina |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref> complex opened to the public in 2010. The first phase of the complex consisted of five-star luxury apartments, with private sauna facilities and four-star cottages, alongside a restaurant, conference suites and a retail space.

The second phase, The Lodge, arrived shortly after, consisting of hotel style accommodation, fully accessible studio apartments, staff accommodation and a second "family style" restaurant.

The third phase was officially launched in August 2016, with a luxury spa and leisure complex being added to the amenities.

===Loch Lomond and Cowal Way===

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The Loch Lomond and Cowal Way starts and finishes at Portavadie; this long-distance waymarked footpath takes one to [[Inveruglas]] on the shore of [[Loch Lomond]], in the [[Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park]], {{convert|57|mi|km|abbr=off}} of walking later.

===National Cycle Route 75===

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Portavadie is on the NCR75 a route from [[Edinburgh]] to [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]] on the [[Kintyre peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/national-cycle-network-routes-in-glasgow-and-the-surrounding-area/|title=National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West|website=Sustrans}}</ref>  The National Cycle Network is maintained by [[sustrans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/about-us/|title=About us|website=Sustrans}}</ref> If you cross [[Loch Fyne]], continuing on the NCR75 onto the [[Kintyre peninsula]] at [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]], you can join the [[National Cycle Route 78]] (The Caledonia Way).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/national-cycle-network-routes-in-argyll-bute-and-highland/|title=National Cycle Network routes in Argyll & Bute and Highland|website=Sustrans}}</ref>

== Transport ==

=== Portavadie Ferry Terminal ===
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[[File:Portavadie to Tarbert ferry - geograph.org.uk - 22830.jpg|thumb|left|Portavadie to Tarbert ferry]]
There is a 25-minute-long [[Caledonian MacBrayne]] ferry service across [[Loch Fyne]] to [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]] on the [[Kintyre]] Peninsula. It runs eleven times on weekdays (ten on Sundays), between 8:30 am and 6:30 pm. There is no 8:30 am ferry on Sundays.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cowal & Kintyre: Tarbert Loch Fyne - Portavadie |url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/summer-timetables/tarbert-loch-fyne-portavadie |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=CalMac Ferries |language=en}}</ref>{{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}
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=== Bus ===
Portavadie is the destination of the [[478 Dunoon–Portavadie|478]] bus from Dunoon, {{Convert|28|mi}} away. It runs six days a week.

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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.calmac.co.uk/article/2324/Portavadie/ Caledonian MacBrayne, Portavadie page - Website]
* [http://www.portavadie.com/ Portavadie Marina - website]
* [http://www.lochlomondandcowalway.org/ Loch Lomond and Cowal Way - Website]
* [https://www.clyde.org/ Clyde Cruising Club - website]

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[[Category:History of the petroleum industry in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Marinas in Scotland]]
[[Category:Ports and harbours of Scotland]]
[[Category:Villages in Cowal]]


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