
What is recorded here
Dunoon is a 15th century Bishops Palace in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The historic palace still stands beside the living town, where the Cowal Highland Gathering and the memory of Clan Lamont and Clan Campbell continue to give the place identity.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunoon as Bishops Palace (15th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dunoon Castle, originally a bishops' palace, was built in the 15th century and is associated with the Bishops of Glasgow. It is important as a historical and architectural site reflecting the ecclesiastical power and influence in medieval Scotland.
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Places near here
Dunoon, Dunoon Primary SchoolWall (period Unknown) · 87 yd
Dunoon, Kirk StreetGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 94 yd
Dunoon, Tom A Mhoid Road, Clan Lamont MemorialCommemorative Monument (20th Century) · 127 yd
Clan Lamont MemorialMemorial · 128 yd
Castle House Museum DunoonMuseum · 176 yd
Victoria ParadeNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 218 yd
Dunoon CastleCastle (medieval) · 237 yd
Dunoon, Hamilton Street Cemetery ExtensionCemetery (19th Century) · 1225 yd
Bishop's GlenField System (period Unassigned) · 1595 yd
Puffin RockNamed rock · 1.6 mi
ClochHeadland · 1.9 mi
KilbrideMountain / peak · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0