The (''Coineagan'' in
Scottish Gaelic ) was one of three
Local Government districts of the
County of
Ayrshire , 1930 to 1975, and a district within the
Strathclyde Region of
Scotland , 1975 to 1996. From 1975 to 1996 the district included the
Isle Of Arran , which was administered previously as part of
Bute .
In 1996 the area of the district (including Arran) became a
Unitary Council Area called
North Ayrshire .
The county of
Ayrshire is traditionally divided into districts by its rivers. It was therefore divided into the three districts of Cunninghame in the north along the
River Irvine ,
Carrick in the south along the
River Doon and in the centre by the
Kyle on the
River Kyle .
''See:
Subdivisions Of Scotland ''
