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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DumbartonCastle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Breatainn, pronounced [t̪unˈpɾʲɛʰt̪ɪɲ]; Welsh: Alt Clut) has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland...
Dumbarton was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde, and later the county town of Dunbartonshire. DumbartonCastle, on top of Dumbarton Rock...
Robert, who had fought at Halidon, joined his uncle David in refuge in DumbartonCastle. David escaped to France in 1334 and Parliament, still functioning...
the cliffs and embattlements to expel the castle garrison loyal to Catholic Queen Mary from DumbartonCastle. Six years later, he became Provost of Glasgow...
the exiled Queen were in possession of DumbartonCastle, a fortress and port that commanded the Clyde. The castle was held for Mary by Lord Fleming, helped...
directly descended from Sir Walter Stewart (died 1425), Keeper of DumbartonCastle, younger son of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, son of Robert...
Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, and the safety of DumbartonCastle with the determination to restore her rights as queen. Mary was defeated...
to the Sons. It is nicknamed The Rock by fans, as it is adjacent to DumbartonCastle. Open areas ring the three sides without stands. The Scotland international...
Argyll and Bute Largest settlements by population: Erskine Bridge DumbartonCastle Inchmurrin, the largest freshwater island in the British Isles Kilpatrick...
a rebellion against the king, taking the town of Dumbarton and killing the keeper of DumbartonCastle. His success was short lived and he soon fled to...
and boiled to death. In reality, William de Soulis was imprisoned in DumbartonCastle and died there, following his confessed complicity in the conspiracy...
third Laird of Cragernard. Sir John was the governor of the royal DumbartonCastle and sheriff of Dumbartonshire. James I of Scotland appointed him as...
was at Dunglass Castle, which is perched on a rocky promontory by the River Clyde. Dunglass was also close to the royal DumbartonCastle, of which later...
Dunbartonshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann) or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the...
Murray with orders that the castle should be repaired as soon as priority works at Linlithgow Palace and DumbartonCastle were completed. James thought...
wives, and was the founder of "Kaerebrauc" (York), "Alclud" (Dumbarton) and the "Maidens' Castle". The 16th-century English writer John Stow (c. 1525 – 1605)...
The siege of Dumbarton was a successful four-month siege of the Brittonic fortress at Dumbarton Rock in 870, initiated by the Viking leaders Amlaíb, King...
parts were made at least 160 years later, was held for many years in DumbartonCastle and is now in the Wallace Monument. A popular depiction of Wallace's...
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