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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.
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 .
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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.
Dumbarton district was abolished in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 which replaced regions and districts with unitary council areas. In the lead-up to the reforms a referendum was held in which the more rural west of the district, including Helensburgh, voted to join Argyll and Bute rather than stay with Dumbarton. [4]
Dumbarton Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Dumbarton, Scotland. [3] Founded on 23 December 1872, they are one of the oldest football clubs in Scotland. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
Dumbarton (Gaelic: Dùn Breatann) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering parts of the council areas of Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire.It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election.
Dumbarton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It was largely absorbed into the new constituency of West Dunbartonshire , with Helensburgh joining Argyll and Bute .