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Photographs of the Town of Irvine

 on the Firth of Clyde

 on the West Coast of Scotland

Irvine from the harbour.

Irvine from the harbour.



Scottish Maritime Museum at Irvine

Scottish Maritime Museum

 at harbourside at Irvine




Opening footbridge across River Irvine at the harbour.

Opening footbridge

 across River Irvine

 at the harbour.





Aerial view of River Irvine at the harbour.

Aerial view of River Irvine 






Beach at Irvine on the Ayrshire Coast of Scotland

Beach at Irvine

 on the Ayrshire Coast


Dragon Head above beach at Irvine

 Dragon Head Stone Sculpture

 above the beach at Irvine



Dragon Head above beach at Irvine

 The Irvine Dragon.

The Stone Dragon is known locally as the "Great Protector of Irvine",

"Guardian of the Beach Park" and "Watcher on the Hill".

Built following the redevelopment and opening of the Beach Park

by HM Queen Elizabeth II





Beach at Irvine from the Ayrshire Coastal Path

Beach at Irvine

 from the Ayrshire Coastal Path






Horse riders on beach from Irvine to Troon on the Ayrshire Coastal Path

Horse riders

 on the Ayrshire Coast Beach

 between Irvine and Troon




Signpost at Irvine on the Ayrshire Coastal Path

Signpost at Irvine

 on the Ayrshire Coastal Path





Ayrshire Coast at Ardrossan from Beach at Irvine

Ayrshire Coast at Ardrossan from Beach at Irvine




Beach at Ardrossan on the Ayrshire Coast

Beach at
Ardrossan




Windfarm at Ardrossan on the Ayrshire Coast

Windfarm at Ardrossan

 on the Ayrshire Coast




Hills of Arran from Ardrossan on the Ayrshire Coast

Hills of Arran

from Ardrossan





IRVINE TO TROON WALK - ROUTE DESCRIPTION

Location: Ayrshire
Map: OS Landranger Sheet 70
Distance: 6 miles ( 10km )
Time: 3 hours
Grade: Easy coastal walk

Thr only predictable aspect of coastal walking is its unpredictability. There are days when this normally easy walk is impossible, when the scene is one of elemental fury, with huge waves, driven by gale-force winds, smashing into the shore.
However in fine conditions much of the walk is on firm sand which is a delight to have under your feet. Out to the west across the water iss the unmistakeable outline of Arran. To your left as you walk along are high dunes which separate the walkers, joggers and horse riders on the beach from the golfers taking their own form of recreation just inland. The walk passes two courses - Western Gailes and Barassie - part of the chain of links courses on this coast.
Troon itself is worth exploring. It has a busy harbour and marina and a wide choice of places to refuel. And if you're in the mood and the day is good you can, of course, carry on walking, following the Ayrshire Coastal Path on to Prestwick, Ayr and beyond.
Back in Irvine, the Scottish Maritime Museum has curious exhibits including old boats. Don't miss David Annand‘s statue of The Carter and His Horse. A notice explains that Irvine was once a busy port and much of the cargo handled there, especially coal mined locally, was brought by carters using horses. The horses today are on the beach for leisure rather than at the quayside working, but the weather is as important to us taking our  recreation today as it was to the ships plying out of ports like Irvine in the past.

Route:

Start and finish at Irvine Railway Station.
Walk down Montgomery Street and Harbour Street.
At the Ship Inn go left across the grass to the Magnum Leisure Centre.
Pass the centre and follow the path round the pond.
At its far left corner take the path leading to the stone dragon.
Walk down and through the dunes on to the beach.
Follow the beach S for 4km to Barassie.
Follow a grass path ( signed Ayrshire Coastal Path ) and later join a tarmac cycleway into Troon.
Go left at Morrisons, right at the T-junction and left into Church Street.
Take the second left ( St Meddan’s Road ) up to the station for the train back to Irvine.






Map of Walking Route from Troon to Irvine along the Ayrshire Coast

Map of Walking Route

 from Troon to Irvine

along the Ayrshire Coast



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