Troon
Sign in to saveTroon (Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail) is a town and sea port in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with ferry and freight services, and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O operated a seasonal ferry service to Larne. In May 2006, a ferry service to Campbeltown was added, although this was withdrawn the following year. Since March 2024, Caledonian MacBrayne have operated a ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.type
- Town and sea port
- UK place.official_name
- Troon
- UK place.gaelic_name
- An Truthail
- UK place.scots_name
- Truin
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS345255
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.community_scotland
- Troon
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- South Ayrshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ayrshire and Arran
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Central Ayrshire
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Ayr
- UK place.post_town
- Troon
- UK place.postcode_district
- KA10
- UK place.postcode_area
- KA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01292
- UK legislation.short_title
- Troon Harbour Act 1808
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- Name
- History
- Early history
- Economic growth
- Fullarton House
- The Fullarton family
- Crosbie Castle
- Crosbie church and cemetery
- Politics and governance
- Economy
- Education
- Early Years Centres
- Local authority
- Partnership centres
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Sport and culture
- Notable people
- Twin towns - sister cities
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Troon (Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail) is a town and sea port in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with ferry and freight services, and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O operated a seasonal ferry service to Larne. In May 2006, a ferry service to Campbeltown was added, although this was withdrawn the following year. Since March 2024, Caledonian MacBrayne have operated a ferry service to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
In the 2001 census the population of Troon, not including the nearby village of Loans but including the Barassie area, was estimated at 14,766, a 4.77% increase on the 1991 estimate of 14,094. The population in 2024 is just over 15,000.