Troon is located in Ayreshire, Scotland, on the western coast, south of Glasgow.
The Troon Ferry transports to and from Northern Ireland.
(www.directferries.co.uk/troon.htm) The name of Troon is synonymous with golf. The town is home to the Royal Troon Golf Club, which is home to two of the six golf courses which together entirely surround Troon. The others are the Kilmarnock Club plus three municipal courses, including two of championship standard. The actual name “Troon” has nothing to do with Scotland’s national game. Instead it comes from “Trwyn”, Celtic for headland or point. Which is a fair name for the rocky nose on which much of the earlier part of the town is built, projecting from the broad sandy bays to the north and south. Troon harbour played a notable part in the development of the town for many years. It was home to the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, which constructed many vessels for worldwide customers but mainly small passenger and various merchant vessels. The fishing fleet from Ayr moved to Troon harbour and a revitalisation of the abandoned section of the harbour started.
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Hillary // 4 May 2007 at 4:03 am |
The Troon ferry goes from Troon to Belfast to carry Erin to see Hillary where they ensue {rest and relaxation} from Friday til Sunday after their long weeks serving the Lord and analyzing brains, respectively.