Dunoon and Kirn area Green Map team

Dunoon is a beautiful Scottish seaside town located on the Cowal peninsula. The town formed around an historic castle on the river Clyde some 30 miles west of Glasgow.

Dunoon rapidly expanded in the Victorian era as paddle steamers and train connections enabled people to holiday, commute and take day trips to the area from Glasgow.

From 1961 the stunning Holy Loch just outside of Dunoon was the site of the United States Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Refit Site. This controversial cold war base housed hundreds of American Navy personnel and their families and also provided employment and opportunities to local people. When the base closed in 1992 the fragile local economy took a downturn and for many years people have been trying to redefine and develop the Dunoon area, mainly as a tourist destination.

With a beach in the town and multiple beaches and forests around nearby villages, the area has a multitude of natural assets. The town also boasts Scotland’s last remaining large timber pier, the historic Dunoon Castle site, a fantastic community-run museum, Dunoon Burgh Hall arts centre and an attractive local high street. To top it all, the Dunoon community is amazing - resourceful, warm, friendly, funny and caring.

The Dunoon Area Green Map project aims to help local people and visitors connect to and make use of these social, cultural and environmental assets.

The project is led by the design and research agency Tacit-Tacit, a local enterprise on a mission to support #positivegrowth working in partnership with the Dunoon Community Development Trust.

team maps

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Pedestrian Pound  - Projects focused on attracting families, young people, visitors and the ‘pedestrian pound’ to our shops and cultural venues
Projects focused on active travel NPF4 objectives met by these projects: Design, quality and place; Local Living and 20 minute neighbourhoods; Sustainable transport; Energy; Tackling the climate and n...
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Community Wellbeing - Projects focused on improving access to play, green and blue spaces, whilst increasing biodiversity to help keep people and our environment healthy.
NPF4 objectives met by these projects: Tackling the climate and nature crises: Biodiversity; Natural places; Play, recreation and sport; Health and safety; Tourism. Create a network of blue and green...
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Enterprise and Inclusion - Projects focused on developing the town’s heritage, circular economy, green and blue infrastructure to support Community Wealth Building
NPF4 objectives met by these projects: Play, recreation and sport; Design, quality and place; Local Living and 20-minute neighbourhoods; Infrastructure first; Blue and green infrastructure; Community ...
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Dunoon and Kirn Local Place Plan, D1
This map features all 32 proposed projects included in the Dunoon and Kirn Local Place Plan, D1. The projects focus on the use of land and building assets within the Dunoon and Kirn Community Council...
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Housing - supporting the development of more affordable housing to meet the needs of young people, families and workers.
The affordability and availability of housing in Dunoon is a key local challenge fuelling poverty and feeding into depopulation and limited economic growth. In 22/23 there were 114 homeless presentati...
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Active Travel - developing a network of core paths to enable walking, cycling and wheeling for all.
NPF4 objectives met by these projects: Design, quality and place; Local Living and 20 minute neighbourhoods; Sustainable transport; Energy; Tackling the climate and nature crises; Infrastructure first...
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Dunoon bike stand map, 2025
This map identifies places where local people think new bike stands should be located in Dunoon and Kirn. It also provides information about the location and condition of existing bike stands. The map...
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Reuse and Repair, Dunoon
Find out about reuse and repair services located in the Dunoon area. From clothing to second hand books. You can share your local knowledge of Reuse and Repair services in the Dunoon Area by adding to...
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Out and about challenges
Do you experience difficulties taking a walk with friends or cycling around Dunoon? Are you struggling to move around the town with young children, or do you find the street an unsafe place to walk b...

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