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Women's History Month 2025: High Achievers at Dunoon Grammar School
Today is International Women’s Day! This day aims to celebrate and uplift the achievements of women across the globe- both now and in the...
Mar 86 min read


Signs of the Past: Recent Rediscoveries in Dunoon and Kirn
Over the past few months, signs of the local area's rich commercial history have been uncovered. Our thanks go out to the local joiners...
Apr 9, 20244 min read


Women's History Month: Remembering Dunoon's Female Trailblazers
The month of March marks Women’s History Month. This aims to recognise, commemorate, and celebrate the often forgotten achievements of...
Mar 28, 20246 min read


New Years and Old Traditions: The History of Hogmanay in Dunoon
Reflection is a common pastime for many of us at this point in the year, as we take the time to consider the months that have just passed...
Dec 31, 20235 min read


Closed for the Winter
🎄 The end of the season is here and Castle House Museum is now closed for the Winter. We are reflecting on the year gone by as another...
Dec 23, 20231 min read


‘Dunoon air vibrating with the drone of the bagpipes:’ The Cowal Highland Gathering since 1945
This weekend sees the return of the Cowal Highland Gathering to Dunoon. Hosting pipe band and solo piping competitions, highland dancing...
Aug 26, 20234 min read


Rivalry, Royalty and Recreation: The History of Castle Gardens
It would be wrong to write the Castle Gardens off as simply an attractive part of a quiet corner of Dunoon as it has an interesting and...
Jul 21, 20234 min read


Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Castle House Museum
This year marks a quarter of a century since Castle House Museum began operating from our current location up on Castle Hill, and we are...
Jun 3, 20233 min read


‘Young John’: The Life of Captain John Lauder
The name Sir Harry Lauder remains familiar due to the lasting legacy of his twentieth century international fame, at a time where such a...
Dec 29, 20226 min read


'From small beginnings, it has become world famous'- The Story of the Cowal Highland Gathering
Argyll Street during Cowal Games, 1949 This weekend sees Dunoon celebrate the Cowal Highland Gathering, which has been held here since...
Aug 25, 20225 min read


The Creation and Controversy of Dunoon’s Highland Mary
Highland Mary has stood atop Castle Hill since 1896 and for many of us, is another local feature that we have grown used to and pass by....
Jun 21, 20224 min read


Dunoon's Royal Visit, 1958
The town of Dunoon is no stranger to royal visits. Mary Queen of Scots visited the area during her tour of the West of Scotland in 1563...
May 31, 20222 min read


Victorian Christmas 2019
This year we opened our doors for our first ever Victorian Christmas event. It was hard work but the volunteers and managers worked as a...
Dec 21, 20191 min read


A Bear's Story
Not many bears stay in a Castle so I think I am very special. I am very old and used to stay in the home of Major Bennett a very...
Sep 9, 20191 min read


Stories from the American Years
Today’s meeting at the pier held by Holy Loch Heritage – The American Years Revisited has created a bit of chat up at the museum between...
Aug 29, 20192 min read


A Welcome Visitor
Yesterday the Museum was very pleased to have a visit from a former Dunoon resident whose family has had connections with Dunoon for many...
Aug 13, 20191 min read


The Shopkeepers of Argyll Street
We are delighted to have assisted with the creation of this street-long exhibition celebrating the heritage and people of Dunoon’s Argyll...
Jun 6, 20191 min read


New Year Update
Morning folks. Been a while since I have posted on here but things have been moving on. New leaflets and posters have been produced in...
Jan 26, 20191 min read


2018 Poppy Appeal
The recent arrival of a message from The Poppy Appeal (see below) provides the opportunity to place on record the part CASTLE HOUSE...
Dec 1, 20182 min read


Victorian Kitchen
We received two pictures today from Strachur History Society. They had borrowed items from the Victorian Kitchen as we were closed for...
Nov 30, 20181 min read
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