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Dunoon
Dunoon (; ) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in 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 well as forming part of the council area of Argyll and Bute, Dunoon also has its own community council. It was a burgh until 1976. The early history of Dunoon often revolves around two feuding clans: the Lamonts and the Campbells. The town was a popular destination when travel by steamships was common around the Firth of Clyde; Glaswegians described this as going '' doon the watter''. This diminished, and many holidaymakers started to go elsewhere as roads and railways improved and the popularity of overseas travel increased. In 1961, during the height of the Cold War, Dunoon became a garrison town to the United States Navy. In 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, they closed their Holy Loch base in Sandbank, and neighbouring Dunoon suffered an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunoon Burgh Hall
Dunoon Burgh Hall is a municipal building in Argyll Street, Dunoon, Argyll Street, Dunoon, Scotland. The structure, which is used as an events venue, is Category B listed building, listed. History Following significant population growth, largely associated with the fishing industry, the area became a police burgh in 1868. In this context, the new police commissioners decided to procure a burgh hall: the site they selected was a piece of open land known as Gallowhill, which was part of land donated to the burgh by the local laird, James MacArthur Moir. The foundation stone for the new building was laid with full Freemasonry, masonic honours on 30 August 1873. It was designed by Robert Alexander Bryden in the Scottish baronial architecture, Scottish baronial style, built in schist stone at a cost of £4,000, and was officially opened on 25 June 1874. (Bryden also designed the adjacent and now-demolished St Cuthbert's Church, Dunoon, St Cuthbert's Church around the same time.) Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
