Castle Toward
Castle Toward is a nineteenth-century country house in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Built in 1820, by Glasgow merchant Kirkman Finlay, it replaced the late medieval Toward Castle, formerly the ancestral home of the Clan Lamont.Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Estate
- Description: 1821 country house in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Toward Residential School” and “Toward Castle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include War Memorial, Esplanade Gardens, Victoria Street.
War Memorial, Esplanade Gardens, Victoria Street
Memorial
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
War Memorial, Esplanade Gardens, Victoria Street is situated 2½ miles southwest of Castle Toward.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toward and Ardbeg.
Toward
Village
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toward is a village near Dunoon, west of Scotland, in the south of the Cowal Peninsula. During World War II, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre, based at Castle Toward.
Ardbeg
Village
Ardbeg is a small settlement on the island of Bute in Scotland, in Argyll and Bute. It is on the south side of Port Bannatyne. It developed largely in the 19th century as part of Rothesay's tourist boom. Ardbeg is situated 2 miles west of Castle Toward.
Rothesay
Town
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Wemyss Bay, which also offers an onward rail link to Glasgow Central Station. Rothesay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Castle Toward.
Castle Toward
- Categories: military base, country house, mansion, and agriculture
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Castle Toward” goes by many names.
- German: “Castle Toward”
- Hebrew: “טירת טוורד”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Toward”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardyne Point and Craigmore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toward Point Lighthouse and Buachailean.
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