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Troon, seaport town and quoad sacra par., Dundonald par., Ayrshire, 6½ miles N. of Ayr by rail - quoad sacra par., pop. 2587; town, pop. 2383; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; is a favourite watering-place, and has fine sands and a golfing ground. Shipbuilding is carried on. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.)
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "seaport town" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
Administrative units: | Troon Burgh Ayrshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Troon |
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