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Dumbarton (/ d ʌ m ˈ b ɑːr t ən /; Scots: Dumbairton, Dumbartoun or Dumbertan; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Breatann [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ən̪ˠ] or Dùn Breatainn [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ], meaning 'fort of the Britons' [5]) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary.
Dunbartonshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann) [1] or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde.
James IV used Dumbarton as the west coast base for his navy and campaigns to subdue the Western Isles. James was at Dumbarton with the Chancellor of Scotland, Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, in November 1489. He had the use of a ship belonging to the Laird of Luss. In the following February a royal ship was 'chaysit' by the English and lost ...
Map of Great Britain in 802, with Strathclyde straddling the Irish sea Looking north at Dumbarton Rock, the chief fort of Strathclyde from the 6th century to 870. The fort of Alt Clut was on the right-hand summit. Dumbarton seen across the estuary of the River Clyde at low tide. Clach nam Breatann, Glen Falloch, perhaps the northern edge of ...
Renton (Scottish Gaelic: An Reantan; Scots: The Renton) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, in the west Central Lowlands of Scotland. In the 2001 National Census it had a population of 2,138. In the 2001 National Census it had a population of 2,138.
Upload another image Dumbarton Castle 55°56′12″N 4°33′48″W / 55.936708°N 4.563252°W / 55.936708; -4.563252 (Dumbarton Castle) Category A 24880 Upload another image Levengrove Park Lodge & Gatepiers 55°56′33″N 4°34′38″W / 55.942375°N 4.577272°W / 55.942375; -4.577272 (Levengrove Park Lodge & Gatepiers) Category B 24904 Upload Photo ...
The Kilpatrick Hills are a range of hills in central Scotland, stretching from Dumbarton in the west to Strathblane in the east. Strathblane divides the Kilpatricks from the Campsie Fells to the east, while to the north is part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park .
Dumbarton East is an area of the town of Dumbarton, Scotland It mainly consists of Victorian-era sandstone buildings built by the Denny shipbuilding company to house its workers. Within this area is Dumbarton Castle and the Bet Butler Stadium - home of Dumbarton F.C.