Ardrossan

Ardrossan Scottish Gaelic: Àird Rosain Scots: Ardrussan
Town and sea port
Ardrossan skyline and overlooking Ardrossan Harbour, January 2008
Ardrossan Location within North Ayrshire
Population	10,500 (2022)[1]
OS grid reference	NS232424
• Edinburgh	79.1 miles (127.3 km)
• London	432.3 miles (695.7 km)
Council area	North Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ARDROSSAN
Postcode district	KA22
Dialling code	01294
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	North Ayrshire and Arran
Scottish Parliament	Cunninghame North
List of places UK Scotland 55°38′36″N 4°48′35″W / 55.6432°N 04.8097°W / 55.6432; -04.8097

Ardrossan (/ɑːrˈdrɒsən/; 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 the Firth of Clyde.

The town is the main terminal of Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services operating from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Arran.