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Saltcoats, seaport and watering-place with ry. sta., Ardrossan and Stevenston pars., Ayrshire, 1¼ mile SE. of Ardrossan and 29½ miles SW. of Glasgow by rail, pop. 5096; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has saltworks, but little or no shipping trade.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "seaport" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
Administrative units: | Saltcoats Burgh Ayrshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Saltcoats |
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