| Gaelic Name: | Tollard |
| Official Name: | Toward |
| Static Image Name: | File:Toward Toward - geograph.org.uk - 166516.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Toward sign |
| Unitary Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
| Lieutenancy Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
| Constituency Westminster: | Argyll and Bute |
| Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Argyll and Bute |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Coordinates: | 55.8645°N -4.9835°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | NS 13400 67500 |
| Map Alt: | Scotland |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Post Town: | DUNOON, ARGYLL |
| Postcode Area: | PA |
| Postcode District: | PA23 |
| Dial Code: | 01369 |
| Hide Services: | yes |
Toward (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Tollard) is a village near Dunoon, west of Scotland, in the south of the Cowal Peninsula.
During World War II, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre (CTC), based at Castle Toward.[1]
See main article: article and Castle Toward.
Nearby is Castle Toward, a former country house built close to the ruined Toward Castle. Castle Toward was used as an outdoor education centre. The grounds were also used as a location for the children's BBC TV series Raven. Sold by Argyll and Bute Council to a private individual in 2016.[2]
See main article: article and Toward Point Lighthouse.
Toward Point has one of the eighteen lighthouses built by Robert Stevenson.
See main article: article and Highland Boundary Fault.
The Highland Boundary Fault passes Toward, as it crosses Scotland from Isle of Arran in the west to Stonehaven on the east coast. The geological fault line formed around 430 million years ago.[3]
Toward Seasports Club provides racing, cruising and training.