Dunoon
/ (dəˈnuːn) /
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noun
a town and resort in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute, on the Firth of Clyde. Pop: 8251 (2001)
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He and I were living “doon the watter,” at Dunoon, on the Clyde, one summer month.
They took the castles of Dunoon and Roseneath, and laid waste many villages and farmsteads.
The Thirsty Sword|Robert LeightonThe ship of Dunoon was captured by the men of Jura, and all on board were brutally slain.
The Thirsty Sword|Robert LeightonOn a green rocky knoll are remains of the castle of Dunoon, once a residence of the family of Argyll.
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