Toward

Toward

Toward

Human settlement in Scotland

Toward (Scottish Gaelic: Tollard) is a village near Dunoon, Scotland, at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula.

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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

Main article: Castle Toward

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

Main article: Toward Point Lighthouse

Toward Point has one of the eighteen lighthouses built by Robert Stevenson.

Highland Boundary Fault

Main article: Highland Boundary Fault

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

Toward Sailing Club provides racing, cruising and training.[4]

  • Bute and Arran hills from Toward
  • Toward lighthouse
  • Toward lighthouse foghorn building (decommissioned)
  • Toward road (A815)

References

  1. [1]
    "COMBINED OPERATION BASES IN SCOTLAND. JULY 1945, VARIOUS COMBINED OPERATIONS BASES IN SCOTLAND SHOWING LAY-OUTS OF THE CAMPS AND TYPES OF CRAFT". Imperial War Museums.
  2. [2]
    "Castle Toward Sale – Agreed In Principle To Local Businesswoman". Dunoon-observer.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    "The Highland Boundary Fault Line – Scotland Info Guide". www.scotlandinfo.eu.
  4. [4]
    "Toward Sailing Club". Retrieved 11 November 2007.
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