Ardrossan

Ardrossan is a port in on the Clyde coast of Scotland. It's part of the "Three Towns" conurbation of Greater Ardrossan, which also includes Saltcoats and Stevenston.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ardrossan Town railway station and Ardrossan Castle.

Railway station
is one of three remaining in the town of Ardrossan, , . It is one of the oldest operational railway stations in Ayrshire, although services and facilities are severely cut back from the station's peak in the early 20th century.

Castle
is situated on the west coast of in the town of Ardrossan, . The castle, defended by a moat, stands on a ridge above the town.

Railway station
is one of three remaining railway stations in the town of Ardrossan, , Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail but unusually it is not owned by Network Rail, but instead owned by Peel Ports.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saltcoats and Stevenston.

Town
Ardrossan is a port in on the Clyde coast of Scotland. It's part of the "Three Towns" conurbation of Greater Ardrossan, which also includes and Stevenston.

Town
is a town and parish in , Scotland. Along with Ardrossan and it is one of the "Three Towns", all of similar size, on the coast; the easternmost parts of are about 1⁄2 mile from western parts of , the A78 trunk road runs between the settlements. is situated 2½ miles east of Ardrossan.

Ardrossan

Latitude
55.6401° or 55° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
-4.8149° or 4° 48′ 54″ west
Population
11,000
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ARD
Open location code
9C7QJ5RP+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29200568
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2657125
Wiki­data ID
Q640073
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Ardrossan” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ardrossan
  • Basque: Ardrossan
  • Belarusian: Ардрасан
  • Belarusian: Ардросан
  • Bengali: আড্রোস্যান
  • Catalan: Ardrossan
  • Cebuano: Ardrossan
  • Chinese: 安卓生
  • Chinese: 阿卓珊
  • Chinese: 阿德罗桑
  • Chinese: 阿德罗森
  • Chinese: 阿德羅桑
  • Chinese: 阿德羅森
  • Dutch: Ardrossan
  • French: Ardrossan
  • German: Ardrossan (Schottland)
  • German: Ardrossan
  • Gujarati: અર્ડ્રોસન
  • Hebrew: ארדרסון
  • Irish: Áird Rosain
  • Irish: Àird Rosain
  • Italian: Ardrossan
  • Japanese: アードロッサン
  • Kannada: ಅರ್ಡ್ರಾಸನ್
  • Korean: 아드로산
  • Lithuanian: Ardrosanas
  • Manx: Ard Rushen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ardrossan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ardrossan i Skottland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ardrossan
  • Norwegian: Ardrossan
  • Persian: آردروسان
  • Polish: Ardrossan
  • Portuguese: Ardrossan
  • Russian: Ардроссан
  • Scots: Ardrussan
  • Scottish Gaelic: Aird Rosain
  • Scottish Gaelic: Àird Rosain
  • Scottish Gaelic: Ardrossan
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ardrossan
  • Spanish: Ardrossan
  • Swedish: Ardrossan, Skottland
  • Swedish: Ardrossan
  • Tamil: ஆர்டரோசன்
  • Telugu: అడ్రాసన్
  • Ukrainian: Ардроссан
  • Urdu: اردروسان
  • Welsh: Ardrossan

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ardrossan”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.