Town in Scotland
Dunoon
(
;
Scottish Gaelic
:
Dun Omhain
[t?un
?o.??]
) 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
.
[2]
As well as forming part of the
council area
of Argyll and Bute, Dunoon also has its own
community council
.
[3]
Dunoon was a
burgh
until 1976.
[4]
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
.
[5]
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 economic downturn. Since the base's closure, the town and surrounding area are again turning to tourism, marketing to outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife lovers, as well as promoting festivals and competitions. The largest annual event held in the town is the
Cowal Highland Gathering
, which has been held since 1894.
[6]
The
Royal National Mod
has also been held in the town.
[7]
History
[
edit
]
Dunoon Pier
, looking southeast
East Bay, looking north, including the
Argyll Hotel
Dunoon Castle
was built on a small, partly artificial, conical hill beside the
Firth of Clyde
in the 12th century, of which low walls remain.
[8]
It eventually became a royal castle with the
Earls of Argyll
(
Campbells
) as hereditary keepers, paying a nominal rent of a single red rose to the sovereign.
Mary, Queen of Scots
, visited Dunoon Castle on 26 July 1563 and granted several charters during her visit.
[9]
In 1646 the
Dunoon massacre
of members of
Clan Lamont
by members of Clan Campbell took place. The castle was destroyed during
Argyll's Rising
, a rebellion in 1685 against
James VII
.
[10]
In the early 19th century, the town's main street,
Argyll Street
, stopped at Moir Street. Instead of continuing to
Dunoon Pier
, it turned right at today's Sinbad's Bar. Before
Dunoon Burgh Hall
was built, beginning in 1873, the land was an open field, owned by
James MacArthur Moir
, leading to an area known as the Gallowhill. There were no streets and houses between Argyll Street and Edward Street. Argyll Street, roughly as it is seen today, was completed by 1870. Moir donated some of his land for the building of the Burgh Hall, but he did not get to see its completion; he died by suicide in 1872.
[4]
Dunoon in the 21st century is overlaid with the ghost of a town which, in 1885, possessed two banks, 21 insurance agencies, 10 hotels, a gas company, two bowling greens, three weekly papers, the West of Scotland Convalescent Sea-side Homes (complete with Romanesque
hydropathic
spa) and the lavishly appointed second homes of some of Scotland's most successful people.
?
Saving the Hall
(Jay Merrick, 2017)
[11]
The two banks mentioned above were the
Union Bank of Scotland
and the
City of Glasgow Bank
.
[12]
The hydropathic spa, meanwhile, was "an elegant new baths building, named Ardvullin, erected a little to the north of the village as a hydropathic establishment, where baths - hot, cold, artificial salt, and Turkish ? may be had at moderate charges."
[13]
Many of the town's early villas had their own private bathing ground or boxes.
The best bathing place for ladies is the West Bay. Gentlemen's bathing places: Rocks, foot of Castle Hill, deep at all states of the tide. Sand: beyond Baugie Burn, beginning of Bullwood, shallow and sandy. Rocks: behind
Argyll Hotel
, available only at high water. Kirn Pier and Hunters Quay, deep water.
?
Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay
(John Colegate, 1868)
[13]
The population of the united parishes of Dunoon and
Kilmun
in 1861 was 5,444; in 1866 the estimated population of Dunoon, from Baugie Burn to
Hunters Quay
, was 3,000.
[14]
Submarine passing
Kirn
, viewed from
Gourock
During the
World Wars
, as the main part of the Firth of Clyde defences, the Cloch Point-to-Dunoon
anti-submarine
boom was anchored to the shore in Dunoon below Castle Hill.
[15]
[16]
A
Palmerston Fort
and camp at
Ardhallow Battery
in the south of the town provided one of the coastal defence gun emplacements that covered the anti-submarine boom and Firth of Clyde waters. There also was a gun emplacement atop Castle Hill.
In 1961, as the
Cold War
intensified, the
Holy Loch
's importance grew when the
U.S. Navy
submarine tender
USS
Proteus
brought
Polaris ballistic missiles
,
nuclear submarines
to the Firth of Clyde at
Sandbank
.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
protesters drew this to the public's attention.
[17]
Holy Loch was, for thirty years, the home port of U.S. Navy
Submarine Squadron 14
and Dunoon, therefore, became a garrison town.
In 1991, the Holy Loch base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the
Soviet Union
and was subsequently withdrawn. The last submarine tender to be based there, the
USS
Simon Lake
, left Holy Loch in March 1992, leading to a major and continuing downturn in the local economy.
[11]
In May 2012, Dunoon and
Campbeltown
were jointly named as the rural places in Scotland most vulnerable to a downturn in a report by the
Scottish Agricultural College
looking at ninety places.
[18]
[19]
Government and politics
[
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]
Dunoon is represented in the
Scottish Parliament
by
Jenni Minto
, of the
Scottish National Party
(SNP), who holds the
Argyll and Bute
seat.
[20]
Dunoon also lies within the
Highlands and Islands
electoral region
, from which a further seven
additional members
are elected to produce a form of
proportional representation
for the region as a whole.
In the
House of Commons
, Dunoon is represented by the SNP's
Brendan O'Hara
, who holds a seat also titled
Argyll and Bute
,
[21]
although this seat has different boundaries from the one used for the Scottish Parliament.
Argyll and Bute Council
is the
Local Authority
for the
council area
covering Dunoon. It is one of 32 such council areas across Scotland. Dunoon forms a single ward for elections to Argyll and Bute Council, electing three councillors via the
single transferable vote
system. At the last election, held in May 2017, one
independent
and one member from each of the SNP and the
Conservatives
was elected to represent the town.
[22]
Dunoon has a
community council
,
[23]
whose primary role is to represent the views of the community to the Local Authority and other public bodies.
[24]
Religion
[
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]
The
High Kirk
, built in 1816
Today, there are a number of churches in Dunoon, including:
Church of Scotland
:
St John's Church
Roman Catholic
: Our Lady and St Mun's Church
[25]
Other churches:
Historical
[
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]
There is evidence of an
episcopal seat
at Dunoon from the latter part of the 15th century. No remains of the Bishop's Palace now exist, the site is now occupied by the playground of
Dunoon Primary School
, between Hillfoot Street and Kirk Street.
[29]
Defunct religious buildings
Culture
[
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]
Architecture
[
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]
Dunoon Pier
[
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]
Dunoon Pier, pictured in 2011
Dunoon's
Victorian
pier
was extended to the current structure between 1896 and 1898.
[33]
It was shortened to allow the building of a
breakwater
in 2005, just to the south of the pier. As well as protecting the pier and its architecture from
storm surges
, a new
link span
was installed alongside the breakwater. This was to allow the berthing and loading of
roll-on/roll-off
ferries instead of the side-loading ferries that used to serve the pier. A tender to serve the new link-span between two interested parties,
Caledonian MacBrayne
and
Western Ferries
, came to nothing. Prior to June 2011, the pier was in daily use by Caledonian MacBrayne, who ran a regular foot passenger and car-ferry service to
Gourock
. However, after June 2011, a renewed tendering process produced a passenger-only ferry service (
Argyll Ferries
, owned by Caledonian MacBrayne) using the breakwater for berthing. On 1 September 2004, during the construction of the breakwater, the cargo vessel Jackie Moon (82 metres in length) ran aground on the breakwater, with six people on board. Since the breakwater became operational in June 2011, Argyll Ferries operate from this docking facility. The
Waverley
struck the breakwater on 26 June 2009, with some 700 people on board. The pier was partially refurbished by
Argyll and Bute Council
during 2015. Now containing meeting rooms, it is purely a tourist attraction.
[34]
Burgh Hall
[
edit
]
Dunoon Burgh Hall, 2012
Dunoon Burgh Hall opened in 1874, the work of notable Glasgow architect
Robert Alexander Bryden
, who is buried in Dunoon Cemetery, a mile to the north. It is a
Scottish baronial
-style building that housed the municipal offices and had a hall accommodating 500 people.
[35]
The
Category B listed
building re-opened in June 2017, and is a fully accessible venue for exhibitions, performances and gatherings. Alongside a gallery and theatre, the venue offers creative workshop space, a garden and a cafe.
[36]
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[38]
Other buildings
[
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]
On 20 August 2021, several Argyll Street buildings were destroyed in an
arson
attack.
[39]
Landmarks and attractions
[
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]
Highland Mary
statue
Mary Campbell
, also known as "Highland Mary" and "Bonny Mary O' Argyll", was born at Auchamore Farm in Dunoon. She had a relationship with the bard
Robert Burns
.
[40]
The
Highland Mary
statue
was erected in 1896; it is prominently sited on Castle Hill, overlooking the breakwater in Dunoon.
[41]
[42]
[43]
[44]
[45]
The statue is a scheduled monument (LB26437).
[46]
The war memorial of Dunoon is located in the Castle Gardens, overlooking the pier.
[47]
The Queen's Hall is the town's major multi-function hall complex.
[48]
It is situated opposite the head of the Victorian pier and built in 1958. It was officially opened by
Queen Elizabeth II
on 11 August 1958.
[49]
The building houses four function suites and a large main hall. The main hall has a stage with professional sound and lighting equipment, and attracted popular acts such as
Pink Floyd
,
[50]
Blur
,
the Saw Doctors
,
David Gray
,
Morrissey
, the
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
,
Primal Scream
and comedians
Kevin Bridges
,
Bill Bailey
and
Roy Chubby Brown
. In late 2015 the Queen's Hall was closed to enable a major refurbishment. In December 2016, it was announced that the refurbishment would not commence until January 2017.
[51]
The Queens Hall reopened in August 2018.
[52]
Riverside Swim and Health Centre, including an indoor pool (25m long) and associated facilities, located on Alexandra Parade.
Dunoon Library is situated in the rebuilt Queens Hall at the Castle Gardens.
[53]
A small group of rocks, known as
the Gantocks
, lie off the coast at Dunoon. The navigation beacon on the Gantocks in the Firth of Clyde is close to the coast at Dunoon. It was built in 1886.
[54]
The Clan Lamont Memorial, also known as the Dunoon Massacre Memorial, is on Tom-A-Mhoid Road close to Castle Hill. It was dedicated in 1906 and commemorates the
Dunoon massacre
of 1646, when the Campbell Clan attacked the Lamont Clan, killing over 200 people.
[55]
[56]
Local wildlife includes
seals
,
otters
,
dolphins
,
basking sharks
,
roe deer
,
red deer
,
red squirrels
, and many species of birds.
[57]
The
Castle House
Museum opens during the summer season. It holds historical information and displays for Dunoon and the Cowal peninsula.
[58]
Festivals
[
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]
Panoramic view of the 2014
Cowal Highland Gathering
The
Cowal Highland Gathering
, established in 1894, attracts contestants and spectators from all over the world.
[59]
It is held annually over the final weekend in August at
Dunoon Stadium
.
[60]
Cowal Open Studios, held over a fortnight in September, gives the opportunity to visit the studios of artists around Dunoon and Cowal.
Cowalfest celebrates the outdoors activities like rambling around Dunoon for ten days in October.
Since the 1930s Dunoon has hosted the
Royal National Mod
a number of times ? 1930, 1950, 1968, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018.
[61]
In 2013, the first Dunoon Film Festival was held over three days and opened with first public screening of
Your Cheatin' Heart
, a series made by the
BBC
that had last been shown on television in 1990.
[62]
Transport
[
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]
Dunoon is accessible by direct land and sea routes and indirectly by rail at
Gourock
.
Road
[
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]
Dunoon lies towards the southern end of the
A815 road
. At its northernmost point, near
Cairndow
, this road joins the
A83
and provides access to the town by road from
Loch Lomond
/ Glasgow in the east, from
Inveraray
/
Oban
in the north and from
Campbeltown
in the west.
Ferry
[
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]
Two ferry operators provide services to Dunoon from
Gourock
,
Inverclyde
.
Caledonian MacBrayne
Argyll Flyer
in the current
CalMac
livery, approaching Dunoon Pier
The
public service
route provided by the
Scottish Government
owned Caledonian MacBrayne, which is a foot-passenger-only service between Dunoon Breakwater and
Gourock
pier, giving easy access to the
National Rail
Network.
[63]
Western Ferries
One of
Western Ferries
current fleet
MV Sound of Soay
Local company Western Ferries (Clyde) LTD, carries motor vehicles and foot passengers between
Hunters Quay
near Dunoon and
McInroy's Point
on the
A770
, (Cloch Road).
[64]
Travel connections
For foot passengers at Gourock Pier, a
ScotRail
train service provides access to the
National Rail
network at
Glasgow Central
, via the local service
Inverclyde Line
.
[65]
Public transport within Dunoon and the surrounding area is provided under government subsidy by bus and coach operator
West Coast Motors
.
West Coast Motors' route 486 provides a regular return journey from Dunoon town centre to
Inveraray
, where it connects with a
Scottish Citylink
service 926 and 976 onward to Campbeltown,
Oban
, Glasgow and points in-between.
[66]
Route 478
runs from Dunoon Pier to
Portavadie
six days a week.
[67]
Historical
[
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]
The steamboat
Caledonia
departing Dunoon Pier in 1967
The paddle steamer
Waverley
arriving at Dunoon Pier
Modern Dunoon owes its existence to steam power; as late as 1822 there were only three or four slated houses, the rest of the residences being traditional Highland cottages.
[68]
In the
New Statistical Account
, the MP James Ewing from Glasgow is named as beginning the expansion of the village when he built Castle House close to Dunoon Castle.
[69]
The growth of the village increased from that time, paralleling the engineering-led growth of the steamers.
[70]
Other infrastructural advances also helped like the construction of a 130-yard-long (120-metre) jetty in 1835.
[71]
From 1812 to the late 1960s, thousands of holiday-makers travelled
doon the watter
from
Glasgow
and industrial
Lanarkshire
to Dunoon and to numerous other town piers on the Firth of Clyde.
In 1868, the following summer excursions by water could be had from Dunoon (going and returning the same day):
[72]
- Ardentinny
,
Chancellor
, 11 A.M.
- Ardrishaig
,
Iona
, 9.30 A.M.
- Arran
,
Hero
, 10.30 A.M.
- Arrochar
,
Chancellor
, 11 A.M.
- Ayr
,
Vale of Clyde
, 9.15 A.M.
- Blairmore
,
Chancellor
, 11 A.M.
- Brodick
,
Hero
, 10.30 A.M.
- Campbeltown
,
Gael
, 9.15 A.M.
- Carradale
,
Gael
, 9.15 A.M.
- Fairlie
,
Vale of Clyde
, 9.15 A.M.
- Gareloch
, early steamer to
Greenock
, thence per
Garelochhead
steamer
- Innellan
, various during the day
- Kyles of Bute
, to
Tighnabruaich
or
Colintraive
,
Iona
;
Kilchattan Bay
,
Bute
,
Hero
- Lamlash
,
Hero
, 10.30 A.M.
- Largs
,
Vale of Clyde
, or early steamer to Innellan, thence cross by Wemyss Bay Railway Steamer to
Wemyss Bay
- Lochgoil
,
Chancellor
and
Lochlong
; change at Blairmore
- Loch Lomond
,
Chancellor
or early steamer to
Bowling
, thence by rail to
Balloch
, thence by steamer to
Tarbert
, where cross to Arrochar, and catch
Chancellor
returning, or vice-versa
- Loch Long
,
Chancellor
- Millport
,
Vale of Clyde
, 9.15 A.M.
- Rothesay
, various during the day
- Tarbert,
Iona
- Troon
,
Vale of Clyde
- Wemyss Bay, steamer to Innellan, thence cross by Wemyss Bay Railway Steamer to Wemyss Bay
Only one
Clyde steamer
, the
Waverley
, satisfies demand for this business today. It berths at the breakwater when visiting Dunoon during its summer season.
[73]
Education
[
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]
Dunoon is served by three primary schools.
Dunoon Primary School
is on Hillfoot Street; this building was the original 1641 location of
Dunoon Grammar School
. St Muns Primary School
[74]
is on Pilot Street and Kirn Primary School is on Park Road.
[75]
Dunoon Grammar School is located on Ardenslate Road in Kirn.
The
University of the Highlands and Islands
' Argyll College has a campus in Dunoon, located in the West Bay, near the breakwater and Castle Hill.
[76]
Sport and recreation
[
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]
National Cycle Route 75
[
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]
Dunoon is on the NCR75 a route from
Edinburgh
to
Tarbert
on the
Kintyre peninsula
.
[77]
The National Cycle Network is maintained by
sustrans
.
[78]
Dunoon Stadium
[
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]
Dunoon Stadium, pictured in 2019, looking southeast towards the town
The town's sporting arena is Dunoon Stadium, which is located in the north of the town on Argyll Street. When it hosted
football
matches, it had the largest capacity of any amateur ground in Scotland.
[
citation needed
]
It later became the focal point of the Cowal Highland Gathering. Motorcycle dirt track racing (or speedway) was staged at the stadium on 18 June 1932 as part of the annual Dunoon and Cowal Agricultural Show. A demonstration event had been staged in May 1932.
The Dunoon Youth Football League (DYFL), founded in 1981, is a voluntary organisation that teaches football skills to all interested children with ages between 4 and 17. The DYFL have their own clubhouse and changing facilities at Dunoon Stadium. All coaches are parents who have received coaching certification through the Scottish Youth Football Association (SYFA), and the club has a PGA officer and coaches with Sports Injuries First Aid certification.
Cowal Rugby Club was formed in 1976. In 2008 it scored its first league victory in the
Scottish Hydro Electric
Western Regional League West Division 2.
Dunoon Amateurs F.C. was founded in 1975 and play football at Dunoon Stadium and Dunoon Grammar School.
Dunoon Camanachd
was established in 2015; the shinty team started competing in South Division 2, in 2016.
Cowal Golf Club is situated on the hillside above
Kirn
. Founded in October 1891, initially as a nine-hole course designed by Willie Campbell from
Bridge of Weir
.
[79]
It was formerly an eighteen-hole course, reconstructed by
James Braid
between 1924 and 1928.
[80]
The current clubhouse was built in 1996. Due to financial issues, club assets were sold off in 2020.
[81]
The golf club is still trading, although as a result of a land sale the course is now only a twelve-hole course. The club is now owned by "Cowal Golf and Lodge Resort Ltd.
[82]
The two
bowling
clubs in Dunoon are Dunoon Argyll Bowling Club, on Mary Street, and Bogleha' Bowling Club, on Argyll Street.
In 2006 and 2007, the town hosted a six-a-side
swamp football
tournament that attracted around 500 players and 1,000 spectators.
[83]
[84]
Castle Tennis Club is situated in the town's Castle Garden. The club has two concrete and two all-weather courts, all lighted.
Every year in June, the town hosts the Argyll Rally, a motorsport event that takes place on closed public roads around the local area. The rally counts as a round of the
Scottish Rally Championship
and brings competitors from all over United Kingdom.
[85]
Walks
[
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]
Tom Odhar summit, Bishop's Glen track
Trails (walks, running and mountain biking) thread through the hills surrounding Dunoon. Corlarach Hill has
waymarked
routes for walkers, mountain biking and horse riders.
[86]
[87]
These trails are located next to the
Bishop's Glen
.
Puck's Glen is a popular short walk set in the hills close to
Benmore Botanic Garden
. (The arboretum at Benmore Botanic Garden, formerly a private garden for the Younger family,
[88]
is now open to the public. It comprises 60 hectares (150 acres) and features some of the tallest trees in
Britain
, including the avenue of
Giant Redwoods
(Sequoia), some of which are over 37 metres (120 ft) high.
[89]
One of
Dunoon's listed buildings
is the Grade 2
Victorian
fernery
, which was reopened in 2009 after an 18-month restoration.)
[90]
Part of the
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
, the Garden is 7 miles (11 kilometres) north of the town, just before
Loch Eck
. A tumbling burn, criss-crossed by bridges, is enclosed by rocky walls heavily hung with
mosses
and overshadowed by dense trees. The walk has clear, waymarked paths. The glen is named after
Puck
, from
A Midsummer Night's Dream
.
[91]
Morag's Fairy Glen is a short gorge walk, with trails alongside the Berry Burn, located on the hill behind the West Bay area of Dunoon.
[92]
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The
Bishop's Glen Reservoir
trail follows the shore of the remaining one of three reservoirs in the glen, that used to supply fresh water to Dunoon.
[95]
The reservoir is damming the Balgaidgh Burn (Balgie) and is now a freshwater
fly fishing
location.
[96]
Access to the hills behind Dunoon, including Corlarach Hill, is available from the Bishop's Glen Reservoir trail.
Media
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]
Dunoon's local weekly newspaper is the
Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard
, which was founded in 1871 in Sandbank by editor and proprietor William Inglis Sr.
[97]
[98]
(The town once had three other newspapers, namely the
Cowal Watchman
(1876),
[99]
Dunoon Herald and Cowal Advertiser
[100]
and the
Dunoon Telegraph
.)
[101]
Dunoon Community Radio was launched in 2009.
[102]
Broadcasting on 97.4 FM from the
Dunoon Observer
building, it is an independent social business entirely staffed by volunteers.
Notable people
[
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]
- Virginia Bottomley
, politician
[103]
- Robert Alexander Bryden
, architect, educated in Dunoon
[104]
- Mary Campbell
, love interest of
Robert Burns
[99]
- MT Carney
, businesswoman
[105]
- Donald Caskie
, minister, educated in Dunoon
[106]
- Peter Dorschel
, spy, tried for espionage in Dunoon
[107]
- William Fraser
, architect, lived in Dunoon
[108]
- Stewart Houston
, footballer, born in Dunoon
[109]
- Sir
Harry Lauder
(1870?1950), whose
Laudervale
mansion stood just south of Dunoon on Bullwood Road
[110]
- Neil MacFarlane
, footballer, born in Dunoon
[111]
- Mackintosh MacKay
, minister in Dunoon and Gaelic scholar
[112]
- Sylvester McCoy
, actor
[113]
- Alexander Robertson
, boatbuilder operating from boatyard near Dunoon
[114]
- George Robertson
, politician, educated in Dunoon
[115]
- Arabella Scott
, suffragette, born in Dunoon
[116]
- Muriel Scott
, suffragette, family home was in Dunoon
[117]
- John Smith
, politician, educated in Dunoon
[118]
- Neil Warnock
, football manager
[119]
- Brian Wilson
, politician
[120]
Gallery
[
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]
-
Dunoon Grammar School Hostel
-
Entrance to Dunoon Grammar School
-
-
Dunoon from above the
Firth of Clyde
, looking west
-
The eastern side of Dunoon Pier
-
-
Castle House
Gardens and war memorial, looking northeast to East Bay
-
The Gantocks
from Dunoon, with Inverkip in the background to the east
-
Castle Hill, looking west
-
Firth of Clyde, from West Bay, Dunoon, Cowal, Argyll and Bute
Geography
[
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]
Dunoon is on the west coast of the upper
Firth of Clyde
,
[121]
and on the east coast of the claw-shaped
Cowal
peninsula
.
Much of the Cowal peninsula is covered with forest, particularly in the northern stretches and to the west and south with small patches in the south-east and east. To the north and north-west is the
Argyll Forest Park
that was established in 1935.
[122]
Climate
[
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]
As with the rest of the
British Isles
, Dunoon has a
maritime climate
with cool summers and mild winters. It is an exceptionally wet part of the country, particularly so for a place near sea-level, with annual average rainfall totals nearing 2,400 mm (94 in).
Recorded temperature extremes since 1960 range from 29.6 °C (85.3 °F) during July 1983
[123]
to as low as ?13.9 °C (7.0 °F) during January 1982.
[124]
Climate data for Benmore Botanic Gardens 12m asl, 1971?2000, extremes 1960? (Weather station 7 mi (11 km) to the North of Dunoon)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
28.9
(84.0)
|
29.6
(85.3)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
25.1
(77.2)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
29.6
(85.3)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
6.8
(44.2)
|
8.6
(47.5)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
16.8
(62.2)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
8.9
(48.0)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
12.1
(53.8)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
1.0
(33.8)
|
1.3
(34.3)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
10.4
(50.7)
|
8.6
(47.5)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
1.7
(35.1)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?13.9
(7.0)
|
?11.1
(12.0)
|
?11.1
(12.0)
|
?4.4
(24.1)
|
?2.5
(27.5)
|
?0.6
(30.9)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
2.6
(36.7)
|
?0.9
(30.4)
|
?4.1
(24.6)
|
?6.8
(19.8)
|
?11.5
(11.3)
|
?13.9
(7.0)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
298.76
(11.76)
|
214.43
(8.44)
|
233.63
(9.20)
|
119.48
(4.70)
|
105.12
(4.14)
|
108.54
(4.27)
|
127.66
(5.03)
|
160.85
(6.33)
|
220.49
(8.68)
|
257.6
(10.14)
|
257.82
(10.15)
|
282.98
(11.14)
|
2,387.36
(93.98)
|
Source:
Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute
[125]
|
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