What is recorded here
Chinese Lakes at Castle Toward appeared in 1930, shaping private land into ornamental water instead of leaving it empty. They belong to the twentieth century and sit in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The name suggests show, pleasure and perhaps a moment when local people wanted to imitate something farther away. The lakes may have been built to be seen, photographed, walked past or enjoyed by a small circle of people.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Toward, Chinese Lakes as Ornamental Lake(s) (20th Century) (1930). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Ardyne FarmFarmstead (post Medieval) · 521 yd
Toward BatterySignalling Structure (second World War) · 1081 yd
Killellan FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1114 yd
Toward CastleTower House (medieval) · 1232 yd
BuachaileanFort (period Unassigned) · 1432 yd
Kilmarnock HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Rothesay BayBay · 2.8 mi
Kames BayBay · 2.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.9 mi
Co-worker: Port Bannatyne QuayMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 3.0 mi
Rothesay Victorian ToiletsHeritage attraction · 3.2 mi
Isabella: Rothesay Inner Harbour, Bute, Upper Firth of ClydeSmack (20th Century) · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: John Ferguson · CC BY-SA 2.0