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
contour fort, castle, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 55.936, -4.5628, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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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 in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Lennox Castle ⓘ
  castle and former hospital 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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  Auld Kirk Museum ⓘ
  local museum in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Celtic Park - The Visitor Experience ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Museums Resource Centre ⓘ
  Museum resource centre near Glasgow, United Kingdom

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

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  Hill House ⓘ
  home in Helensburgh, Scotland designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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  National Piping Centre ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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  Pollok House ⓘ
  category A listed building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum ⓘ
  regimental museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Scottish Maritime Museum, Dumbarton ⓘ
  maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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  Scottish Submarine Centre ⓘ
  museum in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Sma' Shot Cottages ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Stewarton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stewarton, Scotland, UK

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  Tenement House ⓘ
  house in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Provand's Lordship ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  The Robertson Museum ⓘ
  museum in Millport, Scotland, UK

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  People's Palace ⓘ
  Museum and glasshouse in Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  Museum and art gallery near Glasgow in Scotland

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  Scotland Street School Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  National Museum of Rural Life ⓘ
  national museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan ⓘ
  museum in Kilbarchan, Scotland, UK

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  Lillie Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Milngavie, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Lochgoin Covenanters Museum ⓘ
  museum in Fenwick, Scotland, UK

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  Largs Museum ⓘ
  museum in Largs, Scotland, UK

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  Clydebank Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Burrell Collection ⓘ
  art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Springburn Museum ⓘ
  virtual museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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  Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery ⓘ
  museum and theatre company in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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  Christian Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Largs, Scotland, UK

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  St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art ⓘ
  Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Scottish Football Museum ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  The Lighthouse ⓘ
  building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Science Centre ⓘ
  science centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Bridgeton Bus Garage ⓘ
  transport museum and bus garage in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Paisley Thread Mill Museum ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Scotland, UK

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  Johnstone Community Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Johnstone, Scotland, UK

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  Riverside Museum ⓘ
  Transport museum in Glasgow, Scotland (2011–)

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  Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Central Station Museum ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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1180 Crookston Castle

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1290 Kilmahew Castle

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1471 Provand's Lordship

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1807 Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

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1897 The Robertson Museum

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1898 People's Palace

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1901 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

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1906 Scotland Street School Museum

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1949 National Museum of Rural Life

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1955 Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan

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1962 Lillie Art Gallery

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1965 Lochgoin Covenanters Museum

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1967 Largs Museum

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1980 Clydebank Museum

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1983 Burrell Collection

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1988 Springburn Museum

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1989 Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery

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1992 Christian Heritage Museum

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1993 St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

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1994 Scottish Football Museum

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1999 The Lighthouse

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2001 Glasgow Science Centre

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2002 Glasgow Police Museum

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2003 Bridgeton Bus Garage

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2003 Paisley Thread Mill Museum

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2008 Johnstone Community Museum

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2011 Riverside Museum

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2012 Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre

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2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

2021 Glasgow Central Station Museum

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Frameless

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
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Ardencaple Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardgowan Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	castle, tower house	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	castle, contour fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Kelburn Castle	castle, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, former hospital	Wikidata
site	castle		Mearns Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mugdock Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Skelmorlie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1180	Crookston Castle	tower house, archaeological site, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Kilmahew Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Auld Kirk Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Celtic Park - The Visitor Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glasgow Museums Resource Centre	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenlee	barque, museum ship, independent museum, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Hill House	historic house museum, single-family detached home, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		National Piping Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pollok House	art museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum	regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Maritime Museum, Dumbarton	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Submarine Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sma' Shot Cottages	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stewarton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tenement House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1471	Provand's Lordship	historic house museum, former hospital	Wikidata
site	museum	1807	Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, university museum, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1897	The Robertson Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1898	People's Palace	museum, greenhouse, tourist attraction, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum	local authority museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	Scotland Street School Museum	museum, school building, education museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1949	National Museum of Rural Life	national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1955	Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Lillie Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Lochgoin Covenanters Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Largs Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Clydebank Museum	maritime museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Burrell Collection	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Springburn Museum	virtual museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery	museum, theatre company	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Christian Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Scottish Football Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	The Lighthouse	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Glasgow Science Centre	skyscraper, museum, science museum, science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Glasgow Police Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Bridgeton Bus Garage	museum, bus garage	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Paisley Thread Mill Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Johnstone Community Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Riverside Museum	transport museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Glasgow Central Station Museum	museum	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