North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath, ) 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
1996 establishments in the United Kingdom
1990s establishments in Scotland