Garnock

Garnock

The Garnock is a river that has given its name to many locations, institutions, organizations and businesses in the surrounding area of North Ayrshire in Scotland, such as Glengarnock a small village on the river, once the site of Glengarnock Steelworks.

Garnock could also refer to:
*Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, which takes in the towns of Beith, Dalry, and Kilbirnie.
*Garnock Academy in Kilbirnie, a secondary school formed in 1971.
* [http://www.garnock.com/ Garnock Rugby Club] located at Lochshore, Glengarnock.
* [http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/index.cfm/event/getVessel/vref/635 Garnock] harbour tug of the Irvine Harbour Company, built in 1956 by George Brown & Company, Greenock.
*Garnock Way soap opera, produced by Scottish Television from 1976 to 1979.: - well you get the idea!


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