Troon

This article is about the town in Scotland. For other uses, see Troon (disambiguation).

Troon
Town and sea port
Troon skyline
Town Centre
Troon Harbour
Troon is located in South Ayrshire
Troon
Troon
Location within South Ayrshire
Population14,950 (2022)[3]
OS grid referenceNS345255
Community council
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTroon
Postcode districtKA10
Dialling code01292
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°32′N 4°40′W / 55.54°N 4.66°W / 55.54; -4.66

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 In May 2006, a ferry service to Campbeltown was added, although this was withdrawn the following year.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.

  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