Dumbarton Castle

Dumbarton Castle 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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Dumbarton Military Hospital
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  Battle of Alclud Ford ⓘ
  580 battle

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  Siege of Dumbarton ⓘ
  870 siege of Dumbarton by Vikings

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  Battle of Renfrew ⓘ
  1164 battle near Renfrew, Scotland

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  Battle of Largs ⓘ
  1263 battle of the Scottish-Norwegian War

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  Battle of Glasgow ⓘ
  1544 battle on Glasgow Muir, Scotland, as part of the Rough Wooing

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  Battle of Glasgow ⓘ
  1560 battle between French troops and forces of the Scottish Reformation

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  Battle of Langside ⓘ
  1568 opening battle of the Marian civil war in Scotland

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  Battle of Glen Fruin ⓘ
  Scottish clan battle on 7 February 1603

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  Clydebank Blitz ⓘ
  1941 WWII aerial bombardment of city in Scotland

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  Greenock Blitz ⓘ
  German bombing raids on Greenock, Scotland during WW2

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  Coastal Battery Toward ⓘ
  WWII defensive fortification in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Larkfield Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Portkil Battery, 6-inch battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Ardhallow Battery ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Inverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK

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  Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK

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  Ardencaple Castle ⓘ
  former castle near Helensburgh  

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  Ardgowan Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
  tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Barr Castle ⓘ
  late medieval tower house in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Caldwell Tower ⓘ
  tower in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Semple ⓘ
  castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Cathcart Castle ⓘ
  castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Duchray Castle ⓘ
  castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK  

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  Dumbarton Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Kelburn Castle ⓘ
  country house in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Lennox Castle ⓘ
  castle and former hospital in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Lennox Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Mearns Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Mugdock Castle ⓘ
  castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins, in Stirling, Scotland, UK  

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  Skelmorlie Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Crookston Castle ⓘ
  ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Kilmahew Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Fort Matilda ⓘ
  area in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Glenlee ⓘ
  1896 steel-hulled three-masted barque and museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  HMS Empire Spruce ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS K13 ⓘ
  1916 K-class submarine

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  HMS Seagull ⓘ
  1889 Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat

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  MTB 702 ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS Cumberland ⓘ
  1842 Cumberland-class third-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Repulse ⓘ
  1916 Renown-class battlecruiser

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580 Battle of Alclud Ford

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870 Siege of Dumbarton

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1164 Battle of Renfrew

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1263 Battle of Largs

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1544 Battle of Glasgow

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1560 Battle of Glasgow

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1568 Battle of Langside

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1603 Battle of Glen Fruin

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1941 Clydebank Blitz

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1941 Greenock Blitz

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1901 Ardhallow Battery

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1180 Crookston Castle

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1290 Kilmahew Castle

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1896 Glenlee

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1842 HMS Cumberland

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1916 HMS Repulse

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Daniel Mytens (c.1590-1647) (after) - James VI (1566–1625) - DUM116 - Dumbarton Castle

Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661) (possibly) - The Earl of Lennox (1574–1624) (possibly after Daniel Mytens) - DUM172 - Dumbarton Castle

Dumbarton Castle, 1898

Horatio McCulloch (1805-1867) (after) - View of the Clyde and Dumbarton Rock - DUM373 - Dumbarton Castle

Daniel Mytens (c.1590-1647) (after) - James VI (1566–1625) - DUM174 - Dumbarton Castle

Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire. View from the west. 1879.

Scotland Delineated - The Town and Castle of Dumbarton from the Leven by James Duffield Harding - James Duffield Harding - ABDAG006254.8

Gezicht op Dumbarton Castle, Glasgow Angleterre. Défense des côtes. Reconaissance de 1891. Photographies (serietitel), RP-F-2000-126-35

Scotland Dumbarton Castle

Paddle steamer 'Dumbarton Castle' in the Clyde off Dumbarton Rock RMG D9791

• A multi-disciplinary chronology for Alt Clut, Castle Rock, Dumbarton - scientific article published in 1976, online
• Reconnaissance excavations on Early Historic fortifications and other royal sites in Scotland, 1974-84: 4, excavations at Alt Clut, Clyde Rock, Strathclyde, 1974-75 - article published in 1990, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	580	Battle of Alclud Ford	Kingdom of Bernicia, Kingdom of Rheged, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	870	Siege of Dumbarton	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1164	Battle of Renfrew	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1263	Battle of Largs	Norway, battle, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1544	Battle of Glasgow	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1560	Battle of Glasgow	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1568	Battle of Langside	battle, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1603	Battle of Glen Fruin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Clydebank Blitz	Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Greenock Blitz	Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1933	Maillé Brézé	destroyer, Vauquelin-class destroyer	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		A. & J. Inglis	arms industry, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Scottish Iron and Steel Company	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2008	BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1750	Alexander Stephen and Sons	shipyard, business, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1834	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, public company, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1837	William Beardmore and Company	automotive industry, shipyard, business, locomotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, automobile manufacturer, metal industry, commercial organization, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1861	Charles Connell and Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1865	Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise, manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1988	Kvaerner Govan	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1840	William Denny and Brothers	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1967	Scott Lithgow	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1968	Upper Clyde Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Blackwood and Gordon	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Greenock Dockyard Company	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		William Hamilton and Company	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1711	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1826	Robert Napier and Sons	shipbuilding, engineering activities and related technical consultancy, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1830	Robert Duncan and Co.	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1851	John Brown & Company	shipbuilding, enterprise, shipbuilding company, business, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1860	Lobnitz	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1872	D. and W. Henderson and Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1874	Lithgows	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1898	Napier and Miller	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1903	Ferguson Marine Engineering	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1999	BAE Systems Marine	shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Coastal Battery Toward	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Larkfield Battery	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Portkil Battery, 6-inch battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1901	Ardhallow Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Inverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake	civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet	civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardencaple Castle	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardgowan Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	tower house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Barr Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldwell Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Semple	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Cathcart Castle	tower house, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Duchray Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dumbarton Castle	contour fort, Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kelburn Castle	country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, former hospital	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mearns Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mugdock Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Skelmorlie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1180	Crookston Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, ringwork castle, archaeological site, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Kilmahew Castle	Clan Napier, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Matilda	fort, neighborhood	Wikidata
site	museum	1896	Glenlee	preserved watercraft, independent museum, barque, museum ship, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Empire Spruce	naval tug, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS K13	fleet submarine, shipwreck, K-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Seagull	torpedo gunboat, Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		MTB 702	motor torpedo boat, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1842	HMS Cumberland	third-rate, shipwreck, Cumberland-class ship of the line	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1916	HMS Repulse	Renown-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Daniel Mytens (c.1590-1647) (after) - James VI (1566–1625) - DUM116 - Dumbarton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661) (possibly) - The Earl of Lennox (1574–1624) (possibly after Daniel Mytens) - DUM172 - Dumbarton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Dumbarton Castle, 1898		Commons
commons	image		Horatio McCulloch (1805-1867) (after) - View of the Clyde and Dumbarton Rock - DUM373 - Dumbarton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Daniel Mytens (c.1590-1647) (after) - James VI (1566–1625) - DUM174 - Dumbarton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire. View from the west. 1879.		Commons
commons	image		Scotland Delineated - The Town and Castle of Dumbarton from the Leven by James Duffield Harding - James Duffield Harding - ABDAG006254.8		Commons
commons	image		Gezicht op Dumbarton Castle, Glasgow Angleterre. Défense des côtes. Reconaissance de 1891. Photographies (serietitel), RP-F-2000-126-35		Commons
commons	image		Scotland Dumbarton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Paddle steamer 'Dumbarton Castle' in the Clyde off Dumbarton Rock RMG D9791		Commons