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Dunoon (/ d u ˈ n uː n /; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Omhain [t̪un ˈo.ɪɲ]) is the main town on the Cowal Peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. [2]
Dunoon has no police stations; the nearest one is in Table View. In 2011, the population of Dunoon was 31,133 and the number of households was 11,496. [3] The main form of transport for Dunoon residents is the minibus taxi; the MyCiTi bus service opened a bus station to serve Dunoon on 1 March 2014. [4]
Open on the Firth of Clyde at its eastern end, the loch is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and between 2 and 3 miles (3 and 5 km) long, varying with the tide. Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula lies on the shores of the Clyde just to the south of the loch, and houses continue round the villages of Kirn, Hunters Quay, Ardnadam and past Lazaretto Point, the village of Sandbank, with open ...
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Ardnadam Heritage Trail is 2.75 miles (4.43 km) long and climbs to Dunan Hill (Camel's Hump), which has views across Loch Loskin, Dunoon, Holy Loch and the Firth of Clyde. [5] Other walking trails go beside Loch Loskin, and to the site of an ancient cromlech on the nearby Ardnadam Farm. [3] [6]
This article lists historical urban community sizes based on the estimated populations of selected human settlements from 7000 BC – AD 1875, organized by archaeological periods. Many of the figures are uncertain, especially in ancient times. Estimating population sizes before censuses were conducted is a difficult task. [1]
Population distribution by country in 1939. This is a list of countries by population in 1939 (including any dependent, occupied or colonized territories for empires), providing an approximate overview of the world population before World War II.