Dumbarton Castle
Location type
Name and dates
Dumbarton CastleOpened on the Tourist - Castles and big houses.
Description
A very old defensive location, with use of the site dating back to the Iron Age. Much of what is seen today dates from much more recent times. The castle stands on a basalt plug, a high outcrop of sheer rock, visible for many miles around. It has a good overview of the surrounding land and River Clyde and the confluence of the Clyde and Leven rivers.
Dumbarton East is closer to Dumbarton Castle than Dumbarton Central is.
Tags
CastleExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
05/02/2023
| Nearby stations Dumbarton East Dumbarton Central Dalreoch Langbank Renton Bowling Bowling [CR] Northbrae Alexandria Bishopton Woodhall Rockbank Cardross Kilmacolm Upper Port Glasgow | Castle Green Shipyard Dumbarton Saw Mill Launch Building and Engineering Works Lifeboat Building Works Blackburn Aircraft Factory Sandpoint Marina Victoria Ship Building Yard [Dumbarton] Lower Woodyard Shipyard Leven Shipbuilding Yard Dock Shipyard [Dumbarton] Woodyard Shipyard Church Shipyard [Dumbarton] Tourist/other Dumbarton Pier River Leven Ballantyne Dumbarton Grain Distillery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
