What is recorded here
Castle Toward Residential School in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, changed from a 19th-century country house to a Second World War training site, then a 20th-century school. Each use left its own marks on the same land. The house may have taught children, drilled soldiers, or hosted private lives before becoming a school.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Toward Residential School as Country House (19th Century), Military Training Site (second World War), School (20th Century). 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.
Built in the 19th century as a country house, Castle Toward Residential School was later used as a military training site during World War II and as a school in the 20th century, reflecting its evolving role in both education and national defense.
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Places near here
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Castle Toward, South LodgeEstate Office (19th Century), Lodge (19th Century) · 551 yd
Toward QuayQuay (19th Century) (1820)-(1821) · 612 yd
Toward BatterySignalling Structure (second World War) · 832 yd
ArdyneCairn(s) (bronze Age) · 1.1 mi
Rothesay BayBay · 2.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
Kames BayBay · 2.5 mi
Rothesay Victorian ToiletsHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
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Co-worker: Port Bannatyne QuayMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century) · 2.7 mi
Skeoch WoodForest · 2.7 mi