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Castle Toward

Scotland · 19th century

Founded
1821
Style
Gothic Revival
Architect
David Hamilton
Heritage status
category B listed building
Location
Argyll and Bute
Coordinates
55.8697°, -5.01406°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Castle Toward in Scotland
Photo: william craig · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Castle Toward (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Toll Àird) is a nineteenth-century country house in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Built in 1820, by Glasgow merchant Kirkman Finlay, it replaced the late medieval Toward Castle, formerly the ancestral home of the Clan Lamont. It was greatly extended in the early 20th century, and in the Second World War it served as HMS Brontosaurus. After the war it was sold to Glasgow Corporation and was used as an outdoor education facility until its closure in 2014. After a failed community buyout, Toward Castle and the estate were sold by Argyll and Bute Council to private owners in 2016. Castle Toward is a scheduled monument (LB5068).

Text adapted from “Castle Toward” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle Toward ranks #4,619 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #166 of the 252 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1821, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 782 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,956 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 48 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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