River Garnock

The River Garnock, the smallest of 's six principal rivers, has its source on the southern side of the Hill of Stake in the heart of the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Amon Lhaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, tributary of River Irvine
  • Also known as: “Gairneag”, “Garnock”, and “River Gurnock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Big Idea and Scottish Maritime Museum.

Museum
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a science centre located in the town of , , 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.

Museum
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
The is an industrial museum with a Collection Recognised as Nationally Significant to Scotland. It is located at two sites in the West of in and , with a focus on Scotland's shipbuilding heritage.

Railway station
Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.
is a railway station serving the town of , , . The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 30 miles south west of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irvine and Dundonald Camp.

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
is a town in 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.

Quarter
Photo: Iain Cameron, CC BY 2.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 3 miles southeast of River Garnock.

Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to . It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. is situated 3 miles east of River Garnock.

River Garnock

Latitude
55.6058° or 55° 36′ 21″ north
Longitude
-4.6958° or 4° 41′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C7QJ843+8M
Geo­Names ID
2648861
Wiki­data ID
Q7337441
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover River Garnock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“River Garnock” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Gairneag”
  • Cebuano: “River Garnock”
  • Hebrew: “נהר גרנוק”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Ghairneag”
  • Irish: “Gairneag”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Ghairneag”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Ghairneag”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Ghàirneag”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Ghàirneig”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Gairneag”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Garnock”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “River Garnock”
  • Slovenian: “Garnock”
  • Slovenian: “reka Garnock”
  • Slovenian: “River Garnock”
  • Swedish: “River Garnock”
  • Welsh: “Afon Garnock”
  • “River Garnock - Gairneag”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fullarton and Shewalton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include River Irvine and Irvine Bay.

Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.