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.

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Type: Estate
Description: 1821 country house in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Castle Toward Residential School” and “Toward Castle”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toward and Ardbeg.

Toward

Village

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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

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Rothesay is a coastal town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the main town on the Isle of Bute, and it is situated along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. 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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Latitude

55.86667° or 55° 52′ north

Longitude

-5.01667° or 5° 1′ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

9C7PVX8M+M8

GeoNames ID

2653538

Wikidata ID

Q17775991

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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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