much of the former steelworks site, tree plantations now cover areas of former industrial activity. The Earl of Eglinton had proposed building a canal from Ardrossan to Glasgow which would have run close by to Kilbirnie Loch. The North Ayrshire Council Ranger Service regularly patrols the loch and work with the Kilbirnie Loch Management Group to license boats using the loch, monitor fishing, canoeing, sailing, and power boat use. The use of the loch is regulated by Scottish Countryside Access legislation. In 2022 to mark the 'Garnock Connections' project a 'water drop' art feature was installed at the lochshore with QR codes linked to details of the area's history. References Notes; Sources; Aitken, Robert (1827). Map of Beith Parish. Archaeological & Historical Collections relating to the counties of Ayrshire & Wigtown. Edinburgh : Ayr Wig Arch Soc. 1880. Archaeological & Historical Collections relating to the counties of Ayrshire & Wigtown. Edinburgh : Ayr Wig Arch Soc. 1882. The Bellman. Beith Cultural and Heritage Society. Issue 12. January 2011. Campbell, Thorbjørn (2003). Ayrshire. A Historical Guide. Edinburgh : Birlinn. . Davis, Michael C. (1991). The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire. Ardrishaig : Spindrift Press. Dobie, James D. (ed Dobie, J.S.) (1876). Cunninghame, Topographized by Timothy Pont 1604–1608, with continuations and illustrative notices. Glasgow: John Tweed. Dobie, James (1896). Memoir of William Wilson of Crummock. Edinburgh : James Dobie. Douglas, William Scott (1874). In Ayrshire. Kilmarnock : McKie & Drennan. Kinniburgh, Moira & Burke, Fiona (1995). Kilbirnie & Glengarnock. Shared Memories. Kilbirnie Library. . Love, Dane (2003). Ayrshire : Discovering a County. Ayr : Fort Publishing. . Murray, W. H. (1981). The Curling Companion. Glasgow : Richard Drew. . Paul, L. & Sargent, J. (1983). Wildlife in Cunninghame. Edinburgh : SWT, NCC, MSC, CDC Reid, Donald (2001). In the Valley of the Garnock (Beith, Dalry & Kilbirnie. Beith : DoE. . Reid, Donald L. (2011). Voices & Images of Yesterday and Today. Beith, Barrmill, and Gateside. Precious Memories. Irvine : Kestrel Press. . Robertson, George (1820). Topographical Description of Ayrshire : Cunninghame. Irvine : Cunninghame Press. Strawhorn, John (1985). The History of Irvine. Royal Burgh and Town. Edinburgh : John Donald. . Strawhorn, John and Boyd, William (1951). The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. Ayrshire. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd. The New Statistical Account of Scotland. 1845. Vol. 5. Ayr – Bute. Edinburgh : Blackwood & Sons. External links Commentary and video