Ardhallow Battery

Ardhallow Battery is a Palmerston Fort on the slopes of Corlarach Hill around 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Dunoon, in the west of Scotland. Part of the local Clyde Defenses and the Scottish Coastal Defences. The construction contract was awarded to "The Aitkenhead Builders" in 1901 for a price of £16,000. The Battery is a scheduled monument. The site was used in both World Wars and decommissioned in 1956. There was also the Dunoon Battery located atop Castle Hill in Dunoon. There was a battery on the east shore, the Cloch Point Battery, which was located on the slope above the Cloch Lighthouse. Enhanced and expanded for defence during the Second World War. It is also a scheduled monument. The site is now occupied by the Cloch Caravan Park. During both World Wars, a defensive boom, known as the Cloch Point to Dunoon Anti-Submarine Boom, was in place. Remains of the boom anchor points are also scheduled. These installations were built to protect the upper Firth of Clyde shipping and the numerous shipyards located on the lower reaches of the River Clyde.

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Laudervale

Laudervale was a Victorian sandstone mansion near Dunoon, Scotland, most notable for being the home of Sir Harry Lauder. The house was located on Bullwood Road, a few hundred metres south of Bullwood. Built as Gerhallow House, it was bought by Harry Lauder and his wife from Douglas Granville Gossling on 20 May 1908. The couple disliked the existing name and by 1912 had renamed it to the more personalised Laudervale, carrying out in the intervening years a full restoration, including laying "beautiful mahogany parquet floors", the wood being a present after a tour of the Philippines. Lauder used the property as his principal residence from 1908 into the 1930s. After its sale, many years later, the subsequent owner fell asleep smoking, setting the house on fire, which burnt over half of it. It remained in a ruinous state until the 1980s when the house, the stable blocks, and the stone walls surrounding the park, were demolished. Most of the grounds were subsequently sold for housing development. The development there today preserves the Laudervale name.

The Gantocks

The Gantocks is a small group of rocks lying off Dunoon in the upper Firth of Clyde, West of Scotland. A navigation beacon was constructed on the rocks circa 1886. The beacon is 44 feet (13 metres) in height. The MV Akka was lost, after grounding on the Gantocks on 9 April 1956. The PS Waverley grounded on the rocks on 15 July 1977, with 715 passengers on board. The Gantocks beacon was repainted and maintenance carried out during 2018.

Holy Trinity Church, Dunoon

Holy Trinity Church is an Episcopalian church building in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on Kilbride Road, southwest of the town centre. Constructed in the Gothic Revival style, it is a Category B listed building. The church was built in 1850 by John Henderson. It was extended to the west in 1896 by Alexander Ross. Its bell was cast by John Warner & Sons.

Kilbride Bridge

Kilbride Bridge is a bridge in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A Category C listed structure, it carries the traffic of Auchamore Road. It is made of red sandstone rubble, and has a segmental arch span. The bridge is toll-free.