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Dumbarton Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Breatainn, pronounced [t̪unˈpɾʲɛʰt̪ɪɲ]; Welsh: Alt Clut) has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet (73 m) high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton .
Dumbarton Castle: Garrison fortress 17th-18th century Dumbarton: The site was the centre of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Scheduled monument. [1] Open to public. [2] Dunglass Castle: 15th century Bowling: Partially demolished for building stone 1735. Later house remains on the site. [3] Balloch Castle: Castellated house 1809 Balloch
Dumbarton was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde, and later the county town of Dunbartonshire. Dumbarton Castle, on top of Dumbarton Rock, dominates the area. Dumbarton was a royal burgh between 1222 and 1975. [7] Dumbarton emerged from the 19th century as a centre for shipbuilding, glassmaking, and whisky production.
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The siege of Dumbarton was a successful four-month siege of the Brittonic fortress at Dumbarton Rock in 870, initiated by the Viking leaders Amlaíb, King of Dublin, and Ímar. Dumbarton was capital of the Kingdom of Alt Clut , the only surviving Brittonic kingdom outside of Wales .
Dumbarton Castle sits on Dumbarton Rock at the point where the River Leven joins the River Clyde. [1] The Castle has played a significant historical role and many well known figures from Scottish and British history have been associated with it. These include Mary, Queen of Scots, William Wallace and Queen Elizabeth II. [2] Dumbarton Rock is a ...
Dumbarton Castle, Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'Alclud' King Arthur's Hall, an enclosure or henge situated on Bodmin Moor Cornwall; Montségur in the French Pyrenees – associated with Cathar treasure; destination for Otto Rahn's 1930s and Otto Skorzeny's 1944 searches for the Holy Grail. [10] [11]