Dunoon
Dunoon is the major community on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western coast of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and also to the north of Innellan. The early history of Dunoon typically focuses on 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 explained this as going "Doon the watter". This lessened, as well as many holidaymakers started to go somewhere else as roadways and also railways improved and also the popularity of abroad travel boosted. In 1961, during the height of the Cold War, Dunoon became a fort town to the United States Navy. In 1992, they shut their Holy Loch base, as well as Dunoon suffered a financial decline. Given that the base's closure, the town and also bordering location are once again relying on tourism, marketing to exterior enthusiasts and also wild animals lovers along with advertising events and also competitors. The largest annual occasion kept in the community is the Cowal Highland Gathering. The Royal National Mòd has actually been held in the community 8 times, most recently in 2018.
