article_snippet.sent: A Scottish castle commandeered by Winston Churchill to help prepare troops for the D-Day landings has gone on sale for £1.75million.
article_snippet.sent: For sale: Castle Toward, near Dunoon, which played a crucial but little-known role in defeating the Nazis, has gone on the market for £1.75m .
article_snippet.sent: Castle Toward was built in 1820 by Kirkman Finlay, a former Lord Provost of Glasgow, as his family's country house.
article_snippet.sent: Following Castle Toward use by the Allied Forces, the estate was bought by the Corporation of Glasgow in 1946 and was used as an educational facility.
article_snippet.sent: Castle Toward ownership passed to Argyll and Bute Council in 1996 after local government reorganisation and the authority has been trying to sell the estate for the past few years.
article_snippet.sent: the estate has only been put on the open market after plans for a community buyout were rejected by the council after the estate only offered £850,000.
article_snippet.sent: Castle includes 25 bedrooms, six reception rooms and extensive grounds with stunning views over the Cowal peninsula near Dunoon.
article_snippet.sent: On the open market: The castle, which is being sold by estate agents, Baird Lumsden, contains 12 shower rooms and an observation tower .
article_snippet.sent: Historic: Castle offers stunning views over the Cowal peninsula near Dunoon and is set within 125 acres of land .
article_snippet.sent: The property enjoys fine views over the Clydeestuary towards the Isles of Bute, Arran and Cumbrae .