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Dunoon

Bishops Palace (15th Century)
Dunoon
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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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