Editing North Ayrshire (section)

==Geography==
The council headquarters are located in [[Irvine, North Ayrshire|Irvine]], which is North Ayrshire's largest town. The area also contains the towns of [[Ardrossan]], [[Beith]], [[Dalry, North Ayrshire|Dalry]], [[Irvine, North Ayrshire|Irvine]], [[Kilbirnie]], [[Kilwinning]], [[Largs]], [[Saltcoats]], [[Skelmorlie]], [[Stevenston]], [[West Kilbride]], as well as the [[Isle of Arran]] and [[The Cumbraes|Great and Little Cumbrae]]. The Isle of Arran covers nearly half of the council area's territory, but is home to less than 4% of the population. North Ayrshire is known for its rural countryside, coastlines, beaches and landmarks.

The towns in the north of the area, Skelmorlie, Largs, Fairlie and West Kilbride are affluent commuting towns and with them being on the coast, are very popular with tourists during the summer months. Towns in the south include Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston. Towards the south of the area is Kilwinning and Irvine, the main settlement and largest town in the area. The inland towns of Dalry, Kilbirnie and Beith were steel towns with large steel mills, but these are long gone. Tourism is the main industry on Arran and Cumbrae; however, the number of holiday homes on the latter has begun to squeeze locals out of the housing market. Regeneration is currently taking place at Ardrossan Harbour and Irvine town centre, and there has been a rapid increase in the construction of new housing in recent years.

[[Kelburn Castle]], Fairlie, is the home of the [[Earl of Glasgow|10th Earl of Glasgow]], Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle. The grounds have belonged to the Boyle family since the 1100s. In 2007, the castle was transformed by the [[Kelburn Castle|Graffiti Project]].