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Saltcoats (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Salainn; Scots: Saulcuts) is a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde , carried out in small cottages along the shore.

Dec 30, 2020 · When among Saltcoats names, it may be mentioned that the “Kilmarnock Standard" of 22nd August, 1903, has a letter on “gleanings from old letters", giving a list of leading people in Saltcoats, Stevenston, Irvine, Kilbride, and Stewarton.

Notable People From Saltcoats Buffalo Bill – American Pony Express rider, army scout and showman who performed in Saltcoats in 1904. Kenneth Campbell – WWII Victoria-Cross recipient from Saltcoats.

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Sep 25, 2024 · Saltcoats, in North Ayrshire, was recently revealed to be the UK's cheapest seaside town to live, prompting one writer to experience a day there to see what it was like. And Kevin McKenna delivered an optimistic verdict, saying Saltcoats is "refusing to accept defeat" and still looks "like a million dollars".

Find out about the famous people from Saltcoats, North Ayrshire and discover what part they have played in history

It was originally a collection of clay-built cots, inhabited by poor persons who manufactured salt in small pans and kettles; and it thence obtained the name of Saltcotes. But it possessed only a fitful prosperity; and, about the year 1660, it had dwindled away to only four houses.

Was it something to do with a sewage outlet near the beach or something? I don’t but it is literally how people think of the place. It would be interesting to see if anyone who lives there thinks the same. I have lived in Saltcoats for the last 16 years and I think it's a lovely town!