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Ardrossan is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) by road from the Adelaide city centre. It is notable for its deepwater shipping port and its towering coastal cliffs of red clay.
Ardrossan Harbour Old Power House, 55°38′23″N 4°49′04″W / 55.639614°N 4.817802°W / 55.639614; -4.817802 ( Ardrossan Harbour Old Power Category B
The building continued to serve as the offices and meeting place for Ardrossan Burgh Council for most of the first half of the 20th century, but ceased to be the local seat of government when the council sold the old town hall to the local masonic lodge, in an exchange of properties involving a building known as Castlecraigs, in August 1946.
Ardrossan (/ ɑːr ˈ d r ɒ s ən /; from Scottish Gaelic Àird Rosain 'headland of the small promontory' [2]) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore of ...
Ardrossan Castle is situated on the west coast of Scotland in the town of Ardrossan, Ayrshire. The castle, defended by a moat , stands on a ridge above the town. There is a keep dating from the fifteenth century, and a vaulted range containing a kitchen and cellars.
The Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston Branch of the Royal British Legion was formed at the Castlecraigs Recreation Club on 10 April 1924. [5] The main hall had a fine sprung floor which enabled Castlecraigs Recreation Club to host dances. [6] The Ardrossan Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company sold the building to the local masonic lodge in 1927. [2]
Ardrossan North railway station was a railway station serving the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR). The station was the original Ardrossan terminus for this line until the nearby pier station opened two years later.
The Ardrossan Hare Coursing Club used to pursue hares on Ardrossan Hill in the 1840s and would then return to Eglinton Castle for refreshments provided by the 13th Earl. This bloodsport finally became illegal in Scotland in 2002. A famous greyhound owned by Lord Eglinton was named 'Heather Jock' after a colourful local character of that name.