Address & Contact
Dinham Dr
Ardrossan SA 5571
Phone: +618 8832 0000
Email: admin@yorke.sa.gov.au
Web: https://yorke.sa.gov.au
Perched atop stunning red coastal cliffs where the coast meets rolling farmland, Ardrossan is a historic port popular with holiday makers for its fishing, beaches and laidback lifestyle.
The town was surveyed in 1870 and named Ardrossan (in Gaelic it means a little promontory) in 1873 by Governor Fergusson after a port in North Ayrshire, Scotland.
It is an interesting mixture of a quiet family holiday destination and a port, located on the western shore of Gulf St Vincent.. It is an important port on the
Yorke Peninsula with a 1000 metre long
jetty and bulk grain storage facilities.
As
well, it became notable as the location of Clarence Smith's factory where he manufactured the Stump-jump plough between 1880 and 1935. This South Australian invention was vital in opening mallee country throughout Australia to the plough. The factory closed in 1934 and the factory's power house was gifted to the National Trust in 1972. It opened as a museum the following year.
More complete information can be found at
https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/ardrossan-sa.