North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, pronounced [ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə t̪uə]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north east, and East Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire to the East and South respectively. The area was created in 1996 as a successor to the district of Cunninghame which covered exactly the same boundaries. The mainland portion of the council area has historically been part of a greater County of Ayr, however it also contains the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae in the lower Firth of Clyde. All the islands were previously in the County of Bute. Towns and villages Mainland Ardrossan Barrmill Benslie Bourtreehill Beith Chapeltoun Cunninghamhead Dalry Dreghorn Fairlie Fergushill Gateside, North Ayrshire Girdle Toll Hessilhead Irvine Kilbirnie Kilwinning Largs Perceton Portencross Saltcoats Seamill Skelmorlie Springside Stevenston West Kilbride Arran Brodick Blackwaterfoot Lamlash Lochranza The Cumbraes Millport Education Secondary Schools In North Ayrshire Ardrossan Academy, Ardrossan St Andrew's Academy, Saltcoats (merged to form St Matthew's Academy) Kilwinning Academy, Kilwinning St Michael's Academy, Kilwinning (merged to form St Matthew's Academy) Greenwood Academy, Irvine Irvine Royal Academy, Irvine Auchenharvie Academy, Stevenston Largs Academy, Largs St Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats Garnock Academy Places of Interest Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Eglinton Country Park, Irvine Eglinton Tournament Bridge Other websites Ardrossan Academy website