River Garnock
The River Garnock, the smallest of Ayrshire's six principal rivers, has its source on the southerly side of the Hill of Stake in the heart of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Amon Lhaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, tributary of River Irvine
- Also known as: “River Gurnock”
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 3 miles east of River Garnock.
Kilwinning
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilwinning is a town near the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, some 21 miles southwest of Glasgow. It's run-down and post-industrial, with a population in 2020 of 16,100.
River Garnock
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Garnock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Garnock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Garnock”
- Hebrew: “נהר גרנוק”
- Irish: “A‘ Ghairneag”
- Irish: “Abhainn Ghairneag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Ghairneag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Ghairneag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Ghàirneag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Ghàirneig”
- Serbo-Croatian: “River Garnock”
- Slovenian: “Garnock”
- Slovenian: “reka Garnock”
- Slovenian: “River Garnock”
- Swedish: “River Garnock”
- Welsh: “Afon Garnock”
- “River Garnock - A‘ Ghairneag”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fullarton and Shewalton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Irvine and Irvine Bay.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Garnock”. Photo: Amon Lhaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.