Ardeer Iron Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Ardeer Iron Works (1849-1931)Served by the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
Served by the Glengarnock Iron Company.
Description
This iron works was established by the Glengarnock Iron Company on the shore of the Ardeer Peninsular just to the south of Stevenston. Good supplies of coal existed in the area. Five blast furnaces were built. Slag was deposited on the foreshore, leading to a still existing feature. The works was later owned by Merry and Cunningham. Also known as Stevenston Iron Works.
The works was served from opening by the Ardrossan Railway. Later a branch from the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway was to built.
To reach the works the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway crossed over the access road for Nobel Explosives Factory. This was to prove an problem in early days of the line, the road below flooding and freezing in cold weather which was hardly ideal for a road carrying explosives traffic. The main line of the same company passed over the road at Stevenston Moorpark.
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Iron worksAliases
Stevenston Iron Works02/08/2020
| Nearby stations Stevenston Ardeer Platform Stevenston Moorpark Snodgrass Platform Saltcoats [1st] Saltcoats Saltcoats [2nd] Saltcoats North Bogside Kilwinning Byres Kilwinning Kilwinning East Ardrossan South Beach Dirrans Bogside Moor Halt | Locomotive House Ardeer Chemical Works Prince of Wales Pit Ardeer Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Redan Pit Ardeer Iron Works Slag Hill Turf Dyke Pit Misk Signal Box Nobel House Water Machine Pit (Coal) Ardeer Junction Ardeer Foundry Stevenston No 1 Signal Box [1st] Royal George Pit Stevenston No 1 Signal Box [2nd] |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1849 | Stevenston Iron Works Glengarnock Iron Company builds 5 blast furnaces at Ardeer, the Ardeer Iron Works. |
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
