Irvine (Scotland) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
About Irvine (Scotland)
This "new town" has been inhabited since the Stone Age and in the 13th century was capital of Scotland. Backed by fertile farmland and a lowland transport corridor through the hills, it was one of a series of ports along the Clyde coast. The river was shallow and prone to silting, but the Clyde at Glasgow was even worse. Industries such as linen developed, and (at a safe distance) explosives - but eventually after a fashion they blew the harbour away. In the 19th century Nitroglycerin and similar inventions of that clever Alfred Nobel made it possible to blast a deep channel up to Glasgow, which then prospered as the downstream ports declined. In the 1960s Scotland's housing was in a poor state, and the response was to build a series of New Towns across the lowland belt. Four of these were
Top Attractions in Irvine (Scotland)
Explore the best things to see and do in Irvine (Scotland):
- ★Irvine Golf Club
- ★Scottish Maritime Museum
- ★Wellwood Burns Centre
Where to Eat in Irvine (Scotland)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Niche Restaurant
Where to Stay in Irvine (Scotland)
- 🏨Gailes Hotel
- 🏨Riverside Lodge Hotel
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