Kirn, Dunoon

Kirn
Kirn
	Cast iron fountain stand on the shorefront at Kirn.
	Kirn Location within Argyll and Bute
Population	5,198 (2013 Est) Including; Kirn, Hunters Quay and Sandbank.
OS grid reference	NS 18100 78200
Council area	Argyll and Bute;
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNOON, ARGYLL
Postcode district	PA23
Dialling code	01369
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute;
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°57′44″N 4°54′56″W / 55.962260°N 4.9156898°W

Kirn is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands on the west shore of the Firth of Clyde on the Cowal peninsula. It now forms part of the continuous habitation between Dunoon and Hunters Quay, where the Holy Loch joins the Firth of Clyde. It originally had its own pier, with buildings designed by Harry Edward Clifford in 1895,^[2] and was a regular stop for the Clyde steamer services, bringing holidaymakers to the town, mostly from the Glasgow area.

Schools

Established in 1881 and located on Park Road, the school moved into new premises in 2018. The original building was retained and refurbished.^[3]^[4]

Dunoon Grammar School is situated on Ardenslate Road, next to Cowal Golf Club in Kirn.^[5]

The three facilities listed below are located on Ardenslate Road.

Cowal Golf Club is situated on the hillside above Kirn. Founded in October 1891, initially as a nine-hole course designed by Willie Campbell from Bridge of Weir.^[6] It was formerly an eighteen-hole course, reconstructed by James Braid between 1924 and 1928.^[7] The current clubhouse was built in 1996. Due to financial issues, club assets were sold off in 2020.^[8] The golf club is still trading, although as a result of a land sale the course is now only a twelve-hole course. The club is now owned by "Cowal Golf and Lodge Resort LTD".^[9]
Kirn & Hunters Quay Bowling Club^[10]^[11]
Cowal Indoor Bowling Club^[12]

Kirn Pier was demolished, the only buildings left are the shore side entry buildings.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Kirn & Sandbank Parish Church is a red sandstone building in the centre of the village.