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Dunoon
Dunoon
is a town and resort in Argyll, not far from
Gourock across the Firth of Clyde. It has the remains of a
medieval Stewart castle of which the Campbells became
hereditary keepers. It was destroyed in 1685 when the 9th Earl
of Argyll was executed for treason. The town began to grow in
the 19th century with holidaymakers from Glasgow travelling
‘doon the watter’ in the summer and was a focal
point of the extensive Clyde-steamer services that developed
during the later 19th century. From 1961 until 1992 it flourished
owing to the nearby US military base at Holy Loch. There is
a regular car ferry to Gourock. Cowal
Highland Gathering.
 25
Walks: Arrochar, Cowal and Bute
25 Walks arrochar, Cowal and bute describes 25 walks in mainly
wild and beautiful Highland lanscape close to the Central Belt
of Scotland. Arrochar and Cowal forms the part of Argyll between
Loch Lomondside and Kintyre, while the Island of Bute lies just
to the south, in the Firth of Clyde. The walks range from short
town and lochside rambles to longer routes connecting far flung
communities, and more strenuous hillwalks. Prehistoric standing
stones, a deserted village and waterfalls are only some fascinating
features found in these walks.
 Villages
of Southern Argyll
For 5,000 years, southern Argyll has been home to people of
culture, ideas, skills and power. The standing stones, cairns
and cists of Mid Argyll signal an area of importance in ancient
times almost unequalled throughout the British Isles. In the
first millennium of the Christian era, the south of Argyll became
the heart of Celtic Christianity and its missionaries influenced
the whole of Scotland. It was also the cradle of a nation as
the kings of Dalriada pushed east to create a united kingdom
of Scotland. It is an area which is more geographically accessible
than northern Argyll, but in the past that access was achieved
more often by water than over land. Only the drovers pushed
their black cattle through passes in the spines of rolling hills
which mark each of its many peninsulas. Settlements arose where
there was fertile land, access to a generous sea, a need for
strategic protection,- and sometimes all three.
 The
Archaeology of Argyll
From Neolithic monuments to the royal site of Dunadd, the region
of Argyll has a rich and varied archaeological history. In this
work, a team of specialists trace the history of the region
through its monuments. Mesolithic Argyll, the Neolithic period,
Bronze Age ritual monuments and the impact of the Scots are
examined with descriptions of relevant monuments and recent
finds. The book ends with a detailed look at early Christian
activity and the arrival of the Norse in Argyll.
Cowal:
A Historical Guide
Tells the story of Cowal through its monuments and sites. The
chapters, which span prehistoric times to the present-day, include
a gazetteer and map to guide readers to the sites mentioned
in the book. This guide is designed to be of interest to both
natives and visitors to Argyll.
 Images
of Dunoon and the Cowal Peninsula
Author and illustrator Scoular Anderson take s the reader along
for a fresh glimpse of his native Dunoon and the magnificent
Cowal peninsula. The book includes both photographs and illustrations
 The
American Years: Dunoon & the US Navy
This book really gives an insight into how life must have been
for a small Scottish community suddenly 'invaded' by hundreds
of American servicemen and their families, and how it must have
been for the Americans coming to a place where they had to learn
how to make coal fires to keep warm and negotiate narrow streets
and lanes with their big American cars. Life for the folks of
Dunoon changed dramatically when the submarine base came, and
changed again when the base was closed some 30 years later.
If
you would like to Tour Dunoon on a highly personalized small
group tour of my native Scotland please e-mail me: Sandy
Stevenson
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