Toward; ( gd, Tollard) is a village near

Dunoon Dunoon (; gd, Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As well ...

, Scotland, at the southern tip of the

Cowal Cowal ( gd, Còmhghall) is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland, that extends into the Firth of Clyde. The northern part of the peninsula is covered by the Argyll Forest Park managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. The Arrochar ...

peninsula. During the

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, the Toward area was a training centre called

HMS Brontosaurus Castle Toward ( gd, Caisteal an Toll Àird) is a nineteenth-century country house on the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula, overlooking Rothesay Bay in Argyll and Bute on the west-coast of Scotland. Built in 1820 by Glasgow merchant Kirkma ...

also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre (CTC), based at

Castle Toward Castle Toward ( gd, Caisteal an Toll Àird) is a nineteenth-century country house on the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula, overlooking Rothesay Bay in Argyll and Bute on the west-coast of Scotland. Built in 1820 by Glasgow merchant Kirkma ...

Castle Toward

Nearby is Castle Toward, a former

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built close to the ruined

Toward Castle Castle Toward ( gd, Caisteal an Toll Àird) is a nineteenth-century country house on the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula, overlooking Rothesay Bay in Argyll and Bute on the west-coast of Scotland. Built in 1820 by Glasgow merchant Kirkma ...

. Castle Toward was used as an

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centre. The grounds were also used as a location for the children's BBC TV series ''

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''. Sold by Argyll and Bute Council to a private individual in 2016.

Toward Point Lighthouse

Toward Point has one of the eighteen lighthouses built by

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Highland Boundary Fault

The Highland Boundary Fault passes Toward, as it crosses Scotland from

Isle of Arran The Isle of Arran (; sco, Isle o Arran; gd, Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at . Historically part of Butesh ...

in the west to Stonehaven on the east coast. The geological fault line formed around 430 million years ago.

Sports

Toward Sailing Club provides racing, cruising and training.

Gallery

File:Bute and Arran hills from Toward - geograph.org.uk - 148309.jpg, Bute and Arran hills from Toward File:Toward Point lighthouse, Argyll and Bute.jpg, Toward lighthouse File:Toward April 2011 (5679606474).jpg, Toward lighthouse foghorn building (decommissioned) File:Toward April 2011 (5679615938).jpg, Toward road (A815)

References

External links

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