Tor Aluin was a house (now demolished) which stood on the Bullwood Rd. near Dunoon.  Whilst tidying up the WWII display for the opening of the season at Castle House Museum I came across a note the this house was HMS Curlew during the war and used for Officer Training.  

I can find no information linking the house to HMS Curlew.  Can anyone help?

Castle House Museum is worth a visit if you are in Dunoon.

Date-wise, WP offers only "HMS Curlew was a Naval Air Station near St Merryn, Cornwall, previously named HMS Vulture. She was HMS Vulture from her commissioning in 1940 until 1952, when she was renamed HMS Curlew. She was closed in 1956 and sold in 1959.

It also has "HMS Curlew, Inellan, Dunoon, Argyll & Bute Harbour Defence Depot".

So 1940 onwards, but closure could have been any time after.

Assuming everyone else will do the obvious searches, I tried some more obscure options, but so far turned up nothing of local interest.

Alternates may be needed if anything is to be unearthed.

I tell a lie, one of our usual sources has "HMS Curlew (anti-submarine fixed defence training establishment, Dunoon, Argyll)". See http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RNVR_officersD.html Downing, Ronald Charles Thomas

Ah well...

At least there's no uncertainty as to what duty the facility was charged with

The history of the WRNS has HMS Curlew in Buthkollidar, Dunoon but no dates given.

Buthkollida r- an old fave of The Fox and I

Tor Aluin was burnt down & several houses are now on the site. The house was used as a base durinf (sic) the war...

http://www.breagh.com/campbell/34a.htm

1857. Architects: Charles George Hood Kinnear, John Dic-k Peddie, Peddie & Kinnear.