Saltcoats

Saltcoats
Town
Prom
Heritage centre
Pier
Shore
War memorial
From top, left to right: Saltcoats Prom, and townscape, the North Ayrshire Heritage Centre, Saltcoats Pier, Saltcoats sea front, Saltcoats War Memorial
Saltcoats is located in North Ayrshire
Saltcoats
Saltcoats
Location within North Ayrshire
Population12,250 (2022)[1]
• Density3,489/sq km
OS grid referenceNS245415
• Edinburgh77.6 mi (124.9 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSALTCOATS
Postcode districtKA21
Dialling code01294
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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UK
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55°38′07″N 4°47′23″W / 55.6352°N 04.7896°W / 55.6352; -04.7896

Saltcoats (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Salainn; Scots: Saulcuts) is a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages along the shore. It is part of the 'Three Towns' conurbation along with Ardrossan and Stevenston and is the third largest town in North Ayrshire.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.