Troon

Troon
Scottish Gaelic: *An Truthail / An t-Sròn*
Scots: *Truin*
Troon Scottish Gaelic: An Truthail / An t-Sròn; Scots: Truin;
Town and sea port
	From top, left to right: Skyline of Troon; Royal Troon; Troon Town Hall; Troon's Britannia War Memorial; the Troon Anchor
	Troon Location within South Ayrshire
Population	14,950 (mid-2020 est.)
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;

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 In May 2006, a ferry service to Campbeltown was added, although this was withdrawn the following year.

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.

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