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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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TRIN, The. Troon in Ayrshire (Ayr. 1894 J. Laing Misc. Poems 92, 1923 Wilson Dial. Burns 89, 1957 Stat. Acc.3 612, Ayr. 1975). See The, 6.(2), from Gael. an t-sròn, the nose, headland. [trɪn]
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