Castle House, Dunoon
Castle House is situated in the Scottish town of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute. It sits on top of a promontory called Castle Hill, between West Bay and East Bay, overlooking Dunoon Pier and the Firth of Clyde. It was built in 1822, and designed by David Hamilton. It is a Category B listed structure.
| Castle House | |
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The castle and its gardens in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Dunoon, Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.946187°N 4.924443°W |
| Completed | 1822 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | David Hamilton |
The house was built for James Ewing of Strathleven. Ewing was a merchant and slave owner and was described by biographer Stephen Mullen as "among the most financially successful of [Glasgow's] élite nineteenth-century sugar/slavery aristocracy". He used the profits from his business and used the profits to establish buy property across London. It was designed by architect David Hamilton who also designed Castle Toward and Hutchesons' Hospital.
Dunoon Town Council purchased the house, for £4,600, in 1893 and used it to house the Council Chamber and Tulloch Free Library.
The flag post on Castle Hill marks the original site of a 13th-century Dunoon Castle.