Ardrossan

Ardrossan
Town and sea port
Ardrossan skyline and overlooking Ardrossan Harbour, January 2008
Ardrossan is located in North Ayrshire
Ardrossan
Ardrossan
Location within North Ayrshire
Population10,500 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS232424
• Edinburgh79.1 miles (127.3 km)
• London432.3 miles (695.7 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townARDROSSAN
Postcode districtKA22
Dialling code01294
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
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55°38′36″N 4°48′35″W / 55.6432°N 04.8097°W / 55.6432; -04.8097

Ardrossan (/ɑːrˈdrɒsən/; from Scottish Gaelic Àird Rosain 'headland of the small promontory'[2]) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde.

The town is the main terminal of Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services operating from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Arran.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Gaelic Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir (2003)" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.