| Location | Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°38′12″N4°45′43″W / 55.63667°N 4.76194°W |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Closed | 1967 |
Granvue Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
Stevenston is a town and parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of the 'Three Towns' along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde.
North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It has a population of roughly 135,800 people. It is located in the southwest of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the northeast and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and south respectively. North Ayrshire Council is a hung Council. North Ayrshire also forms part of the east coast of the Firth of Clyde. North Ayrshire as a whole is a mainly affluent area.
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain, with a border with England to the southeast, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast, the Irish Sea to the south, and more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
The stadium was built in 1933 and accessed on the south side of Hillside Street. It was constructed on the old Auchenharvie Colliery. [1] The greyhound racing was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) and started on 23 June 1933. The centre of the track was used for scrambling races by the Stevenston Motorcycle club. It closed in 1967 and is now the site of the Auchenharvie golf driving range. [2]
