Ardeer Explosives Site
Ardeer Explosives Site is in Scotland, United Kingdom. Ardeer Explosives Site is situated nearby to Ardeer Beach, as well as near Bogside Flats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Big Idea and Irvine railway station.
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. The Big Idea is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Ardeer Explosives Site.
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. Irvine railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Ardeer Explosives Site.
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. Scottish Maritime Museum is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ardeer Explosives Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irvine and Stevenston.
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.
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 2 miles northwest of Ardeer Explosives Site.
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.
Ardeer Explosives Site
- Type: Brownfield land
- Category: industry
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62047° or 55° 37′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.71458° or 4° 42′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C7QJ7CP+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 483674708OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfield
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ardeer Beach and Irvine Golf Club.
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