Troon

Troon
Scottish Gaelic: *An Truthail / An t-Sròn^[1]*
Scots: *Truin^[2]*
Troon Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail / An t-Sròn; Scots: Truin;
Town and sea port
	Troon skyline Town Centre Troon Town Hall Marr College Troon Harbour
	Troon Location within South Ayrshire
Population	14,950 (2022)
OS grid reference	NS345255
Community council	Troon;
Council area	South Ayrshire;
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Troon
Postcode district	KA10
Dialling code	01292
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Central Ayrshire;
Scottish Parliament	Ayr;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°32′N 4°40′W / 55.54°N 4.66°W

Troon (Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail / An t-Sròn) is a town and sea port in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about eight miles (thirteen kilometres) north of Ayr and three miles (five kilometres) 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 In May 2006, a ferry service to Campbeltown was added, although this was withdrawn the following year.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.^[5] The population in 2024 is just over 15,000.

^ Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Gaelicplacenames.org. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots. Scotslanguage.com (12 April 2015). Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Troon Community Council Website". Troon Community Council. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ General Register Office for Scotland

[aaa-1] Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Gaelicplacenames.org. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[2] Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots. Scotslanguage.com (12 April 2015). Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[3] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[4] "Troon Community Council Website". Troon Community Council. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[5] General Register Office for Scotland

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Troon Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail / An t-Sròn^[1] Scots: Truin^[2]
Town and sea port
Troon skyline Town Centre Troon Town Hall Marr College Troon Harbour
Troon Location within South Ayrshire
Population	14,950 (2022)^[3]
OS grid reference	NS345255
Community council	Troon^[4]
Council area	South Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Troon
Postcode district	KA10
Dialling code	01292

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Central Ayrshire
Scottish Parliament	Ayr
List of places UK Scotland 55°32′N 4°40′W / 55.54°N 4.66°W / 55.54; -4.66