toward

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Toward ({{langx|gd|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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205161106|title=COMBINED OPERATION BASES IN SCOTLAND. JULY 1945, VARIOUS COMBINED OPERATIONS BASES IN SCOTLAND SHOWING LAY-OUTS OF THE CAMPS AND TYPES OF CRAFT.|website=Imperial War Museums}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dunoon-observer.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9220%3Acastle-toward-sale-agreed-in-principle-to-local-businesswoman&Itemid=19 |title=Castle Toward Sale – Agreed In Principle To Local Businesswoman |publisher=Dunoon-observer.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-15}}

Toward Point Lighthouse

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

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotlandinfo.eu/the-highland-boundary-fault-line/|title=The Highland Boundary Fault Line – Scotland Info Guide|website=www.scotlandinfo.eu}}

Sports

Toward Seasports Club provides racing, cruising and training.https://www.towardsc.org/

Gallery

File:Bute and Arran hills from Toward - geograph.org.uk - 148309.jpg|Bute and Arran hills from Toward

File:Toward Point lighthouse, Argyll and Bute.jpg|Toward lighthouse

File:Toward April 2011 (5679606474).jpg|Toward lighthouse foghorn building (decommissioned)

File:Toward April 2011 (5679615938).jpg|Toward road (A815)

References

External links

Toward

Category:Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Category:Highland Boundary Fault