Toward
Toward
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| OS grid reference | NS 13400 67500 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNOON, ARGYLL |
| Postcode district | PA23 |
| Dialling code | 01369 |
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Toward (Scottish Gaelic: Tollard) 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 (CTC), based at Castle Toward.[1]
Castle Toward
[edit | edit source]Nearby is Castle Toward, a former country house built close to the ruined Toward Castle. Castle Toward was used as an outdoor education centre. The grounds were also used as a location for the children's BBC TV series Raven. Sold by Argyll and Bute Council to a private individual in 2016.[2]
Toward Point Lighthouse
[edit | edit source]Toward Point has one of the eighteen lighthouses built by Robert Stevenson.
Highland Boundary Fault
[edit | edit source]The Highland Boundary Fault passes Toward, as it crosses Scotland from Isle of Arran in the west to Stonehaven on the east coast. The geological fault line formed around 430 million years ago.[3]
Sports
[edit | edit source]Toward Seasports Club provides racing, cruising and training.[4]
Gallery
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Bute and Arran hills from Toward
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Toward lighthouse
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Toward lighthouse foghorn building (decommissioned)
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Toward road (A815)
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References
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- ^ https://www.towardsc.org/
External links
[edit | edit source]- Map sources for Toward
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