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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 (/ 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.
The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Dumbarton and North Glasgow Area of Search. For other areas, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search. Aber Bog, Gartocharn Bog and Bell Moss; Auchenreoch Glen; Auchensail Quarry; Balglass Corries; Ben Vorlich; Bishop Loch; Blairbeich Bog; Boturich Woodlands; Cadder Wilderness ...
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.
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It lies about one mile (two kilometres) east of Dumbarton, on the A82 Glasgow-Loch Lomond road and below the Overtoun Bridge. It previously had a primary school, closed in 2004. [2] The first school was in what is now quite an old building on the road to Overtoun. The second school building was on the main road, it was still open in the early ...
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 Historic District is a national historic district in Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The suburban subdivision features curvilinear streets, generously sized lots, and naturalistic landscaping that generally reflect design principles associated with Frederick Law Olmsted .