Buildings, Castles & Monuments
Notable People From Ardrossan
- Reverend Robert Morgan Adamson – Minister of St. John’s Church, Ardrossan for 44 years
- Nicol Grahame – Soldier who fought in the Crimean War.
- Colour-Sergeant Thomas Hughes – Colour-Sergeant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers who retired with 38 years of service.
- John Kerr – Ardrossan-born scientist known for his discovery of the ‘Kerr-Effect’.
- Mary Thomson Kerr – London-born nurse with a headstone in Ardrossan Cemetery.
- Edith MacArthur – Ardrossan-born actress who was most famous for her role in ‘Take the High Road’
- Alexander MacFadzean – Greatly respected philanthropist who worked tirelessly for the welfare of the inhabitants of Ardrossan.
- Archibald Clark Manuel – Founder of the Ardrossan Labour Party.
- Peter Nicholson – East Lothian-born architect who helped to design the layout of Ardrossan.
- Reverend John Stewart – The first minister of the Free Church of Ardrossan.
Stories
- First Burial in Ardrossan Cemetery
- Railway Accident at Montgomerie Pier Station
- Sinking of the Norwegian brig ‘Lovren’
- Six Men Lose Their Lives on S.S Hjortnes
- The 1880 Lifeboat Rescue of the Matilda Hillyards
- The Boydston Boulder
- The Formation of the Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston Branch of the British Legion