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Troon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services — the P&O Express to Larne and a yacht marina. In May 2006, a ferry service to Campbeltown was added, although this was withdrawn the following year.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.〔General Register Office for Scotland〕
== Name ==
The name ''Troon'' is likely from a Brythonic or Pictish name cognate with Welsh ''trwyn'' ("nose, cape"). When Scottish Gaelic became the main language, it is possible that the Gaelic form ''An t-Sròn'' ("the nose") was used for the name Troon. Since the words ''sròn'' and ''trwyn'' are cognate, it could have been easily adapted from one language to the other.〔 This is similar to the Gaelic name of Stranraer (''An t-Sròn Reamhar'', the fat nose), which lies further south on the coast.〔I.M. McIntosh, Old Troon, 1969〕 However, it is not certain if ''An t-Sròn'' was the Gaelic name, as its usage cannot be traced back any further than Johnston’s ''Place-names of Scotland'' (1932). It is more likely that a gaelicized respelling, such as ''An Trùn'', was used.〔
The name ''An Truthail'' was used by Gaelic speakers on nearby Arran Island up until the 20th century.〔
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