River Irvine
The River Irvine is a river that flows through southwest Scotland. Its watershed is on the Lanarkshire border of Ayrshire at an altitude of 810 feet above sea-level, near Loudoun Hill, Drumclog, and 7 miles SW by W of Strathaven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Big Idea and Scottish Maritime Museum.
The Big Idea
Museum
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Big Idea was a science centre located in the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located on the former Nobel Explosives manufacturing site on the Ardeer Peninsula, a new science and learning centre was planned in 2000 by the Millennium Commission, to celebrate the history of invention and inventors.
Scottish Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
The Scottish Maritime Museum is an industrial museum with a Collection Recognised as Nationally Significant to Scotland. It is located at two sites in the West of Scotland in Irvine and Dumbarton, with a focus on Scotland's shipbuilding heritage.
Irvine railway station
Railway station
Irvine railway station is a railway station serving the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 30 miles south west of Glasgow Central.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irvine and Dreghorn.
Irvine
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Irvine is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 34,130 in 2020. It's post-industrial and is best-known as one of the postwar "New Towns" built across lowland Scotland.
Dreghorn
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. Dreghorn is situated 3½ miles east of River Irvine.
Stevenston
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stevenston is a town and parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats it is one of the "Three Towns", all of similar size, on the Firth of Clyde coast; the easternmost parts of Stevenston are about 1⁄2 mile from western parts of Kilwinning, the A78 trunk road runs between the settlements. Stevenston is situated 3½ miles northwest of River Irvine.
River Irvine
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, flows into the Firth of Clyde at Irvine
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Irvine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“River Irvine” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر إيرفين”
- Arabic: “نهر ايرفين”
- Cebuano: “River Irvine”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ايرفين”
- French: “Irvine”
- German: “Irvine (Fluss)”
- German: “Irvine (Fluß)”
- German: “Irvine”
- Hebrew: “ארבין”
- Hungarian: “Irvine (folyó)”
- Hungarian: “Irvine”
- Irish: “Abhainn Irbhinn”
- Japanese: “アーバイン川”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Irbhinn”
- Slovenian: “Irvine”
- Slovenian: “reka Irvine”
- Slovenian: “River Irvine”
- Swedish: “Irvine”
- Welsh: “Afon Irvine”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fullarton and Shewalton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Garnock and Irvine Bay.
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