[1] On 24 September 1828 the foundation stone of the pier was laid at a fete attended by 4,000 of Walter Frederick Campbell's tenants.

[2] Port Charlotte was named after Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury, the mother of its founder Walter Frederick Campbell;[3] and it was set up mainly to provide housing facilities for the Lochindaal Distillery work force.

[4] In 1846 contractors were invited to construct a quay at Port Charlotte, which was funded by Thomas Pattison, Distiller of Octomore and designed by Mr. Pitbladdo of Bridgend[5] and this was completed by 1848.

The village is located on the shores of Loch Indaal and is very picturesque with its white-painted houses.

In October 1813, the American privateer The True Blooded Yankee[7][8] captured six merchant ships lying at Port Charlotte, casting them adrift and setting fire to three.