Dunoon is the major town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gets on the western shore of the top Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and also to the north of Innellan. The early history of Dunoon typically revolves around 2 feuding clans: the Lamonts and also the Campbells. Dunoon was a prominent location when travel by steamships was common around the Firth of Clyde; Glaswegians described this as going "Doon the watter". This diminished, and several holidaymakers began to go somewhere else as roadways as well as trains improved and also the appeal of overseas traveling increased. In 1961, throughout the height of the Cold War, Dunoon ended up being a garrison town to the USA Navy. In 1992, they closed their Holy Loch base, as well as Dunoon endured an economic decline. Considering that the base's closure, the community and bordering area are again counting on tourism, marketing to exterior enthusiasts and wildlife fans along with promoting events as well as competitors. The largest annual occasion kept in the community is the Cowal Highland Gathering. The Royal National Mòd has actually been kept in the town eight times, most recently in 2018.