Ardeer Explosives Site

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Stevenston railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stevenston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is owned by Network Rail. It is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 29 miles south west of Glasgow Central. Stevenston railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ardeer Explosives Site.

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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.

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