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Toward

The ruins of Toward Castle date mainly from the 15th century. It was a stronghold of the Lamonts who supported Charles II in his attempts to impose bishops on the Church of Scotland. The ruins are now in the care of the Clan Lamont. An episode in 1646 shows just how the Scottish clans took matters into their own hands when dispensing justice. The Campbells laid siege to the castle, and after unsuccessfully trying to blow it up, offered safe passage as far as Dunoon to the Lamonts sheltering within. The Lamonts duly left the castle, and were immediately rounded up and taken to Tom-a-Mhoid (“Hill of Justice”) in Dunoon where 36 clansmen were hanged.