Parks and Activities South Ayrshire
Historic Places - Troon Harbour
Troon harbour was a small fishing port up until the 1800's.
The Duke of Portland in 1808 started work to build a harbour
in Troon. At the same time work was going on to build a railwayline
to bring his coal from his Kilmarnock collieries to Troon,
the line was opened in 1812, most of the exports were to Ireland.
The Ballast Bank, at the end of Templehill Road, Troon, was
created by the build up of earth and shingle from the sailing
colliers where it acted as ballast. Today Troon harbour is
once again a busy port and has close links with our Irish
cousins as P&O Ferries, which provides a fast sea crossing
between Scotland and Larne, uses Troon as one of its Scottish bases.
Map of Troon Harbour
