Dunoon
Dunoon is the primary town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll as well as Bute, Scotland. It gets on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch as well as to the north of Innellan. The early history of Dunoon commonly revolves around 2 feuding clans: the Lamonts and also the Campbells. Dunoon was a popular destination when travel by steamships prevailed around the Firth of Clyde; Glaswegians defined this as going "Doon the watter". This diminished, and several holidaymakers started to go elsewhere as roads and railways boosted and also the popularity of abroad travel increased. In 1961, throughout the height of the Cold War, Dunoon came to be a fort community to the United States Navy. In 1992, they shut their Holy Loch base, and also Dunoon experienced a financial downturn. Given that the base's closure, the town and surrounding location are once more relying on tourist, marketing to outside enthusiasts as well as wildlife enthusiasts as well as advertising festivals and also competitions. The largest yearly event kept in the town is the Cowal Highland Gathering. The Royal National Mòd has actually been kept in the town 8 times, most recently in 2018.