| Castle Toward | |
|---|---|
Caisteal an Toll Àird | |
 Castle Toward | |
  Castle Toward within Argyll and Bute | |
| General information | |
| Status | Private |
| Type | Country House |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Location | Toward, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°52′10″N 5°00′50″W / 55.869554°N 5.0140108°W |
| Construction started | 1820 |
| Client | Kirkman Finlay |
| Owner | |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Stone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | David Hamilton |
| Designations | Scheduled Monument: LB5068 |
| National grid reference NS 11515 68151 | |
Castle Toward (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Toll Àird) is a nineteenth-century country house on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of 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).[1]
- ^ "CASTLE TOWARD (LB5068)". portal.historicenvironment.scot.