Toward

Toward

Toward Lighthouse and Foghorn Building.
Scotland
Toward
Toward shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NS 13400 67500
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNOON, ARGYLL
Postcode district PA23
Dialling code 01369
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute

Toward; (Scottish Gaelic: Tollard) is a village near Dunoon at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula with views down the Firth of Clyde, located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Architecture

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.[1]

Toward Point has one of the eighteen lighthouses built by Robert Stevenson.[2]

Sports

Toward Sailing Club provides racing, cruising and training.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Castle Toward Sale – Agreed In Principle To Local Businesswoman". Dunoon-observer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  2. ↑ "Toward Lighthouse". Secret Scotland. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Toward Sailing Club". Retrieved 2007-11-11.


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