Toward; ( gd, Tollard) is a village near

Dunoon Dunoon (; gd, Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As wel ...

, Scotland, at the southern tip of the

Cowal Cowal ( gd, Còmhghall) is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland, that extends into the Firth of Clyde. The northern part of the peninsula is covered by the Argyll Forest Park managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. The Arroch ...

peninsula. During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre (CTC), based at Castle Toward.

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.

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 Stonehaven ( , ) is a town in Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 11,602 at the 2011 Census. After the demise of the town of Kincardine, which was gradually abandoned after the destruction of its royal cast ...

on the east coast. The geological fault line formed around 430 million years ago.

Sports

Toward Sailing Club Toward; ( gd, Tollard) is a village near Dunoon, Scotland, at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula. During the Second World War, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre (C ...

provides racing, cruising and training.

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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)

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Toward Toward; ( gd, Tollard) is a village near Dunoon, Scotland, at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula. During the Second World War, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre (C ...

Highlands and Islands of Scotland Highland Boundary Fault {{Argyll-geo-stub