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In 1668 the Governor Francis Montgomerie of Giffin recorded that the first floor of a lodging called the 'new chamber' contained 'a quantity of old rusty guns and sword, so rusted broke and spoiled that they can never serve for any use, above the beds were 'insufficient' and in the top room there was
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Today all visible traces of the Dark-Age Alt Clut, its buildings and defences, have gone. Not much survives from the medieval castle: the 14th-century Portcullis Arch, the foundations of the Wallace Tower, and what may be the foundations of the White Tower. There is a 16th-century guard house, which
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In 1571 amongst the cannon and guns there was a "gross culverin", two small "batteris", and a French "moyen" mounted for use on the walls. Another moyen was suitable for action in the field. There were two Brittany-made falcons on the walls, a quarter falcon and a "double barse". Provisions included
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on 19 July. He later safely conveyed the royal couple to greater safety in France, attended by his daughter Evota Fleming, as Maid of Honour. The king and queen remained in France for eight years, but Malcolm Fleming returned to Dumbarton and continued to hold it safely against an English siege. In
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Although few buildings remain from this period there are records of works in 1617, 1618, and 1628–9. A replacement Wallace Tower was built superseding the medieval building. In June 1618 masons were working on the upper storey and it was decided to make the tower larger. Externally it was finished
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By 1644, when John Sempill was made keeper the 'Chamber of deisse' still contained a bed with a chamber pot and truckle bed for a servant, but it also contained armaments. There were twelve ram-rods, and three worms' - screws for unloading guns, three hagbuts and an iron flail. The hall contained
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laid siege to Dumbarton Rock. The fortress fell in four months, after its water supply failed. The kings are recorded to have returned to Ireland with 200 ships and a host of British, English, and Pictish captives. These prisoners may have included the ruling family of Alt Clut including the king
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The document compiled in 1580 was "the inventar of the munitioun and uther insicht geir underwrittin left in the castell of Dumbertane be Johnne Conninghame of Drumquhassill and deliverit be the said Johnne to William Stewart of Cabirston in name and behalf of ane noble and potent lord
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on charges of treason. James the Fat became a rallying point for enemies of the King, and raised a rebellion against the crown. He marched on the town of Dumbarton and burned it, but was unable to take the castle, whose defender John Colquhoun successfully held out against James' men.
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was still Governor in 1361 when the Black Death again swept into Scotland and a third of the castle's garrison died. Following his own death a year later he was succeeded as Sheriff of Dunbartonshire and Governor of Dumbarton Castle by his nephew, Malcolm Fleming of Biggar.
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In 1803 Dorothy and William Wordsworth visited the castle and were told that a ruin on the top of the highest eminence had been a windmill and were shown a trout, boxed up in a well close by to the guard room, that had been there for thirty years. The castle features in
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Thereafter the castle was in the hands of Regent Arran and he held court in person there in July giving legal remission to the keeper of the Castle and in March 1547 acknowledging the good service of George Stirling of Glorat in rendering the castle to him.
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was welcomed at Dumbarton. Fleming's defence of Dumbarton for Mary was staunch, assisted by the timely arrival of supply ships from France under the command of his cousin, Thomas Fleming. Lord Fleming's attempt to ambush the English general
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and Clarenceux were sent to Lord Maxwell. In March 1516 Albany issued six letters of remission (forgiveness) to those who had held the castle for Lennox against the king in 1489. Regent Albany returned to France from Dumbarton in 1524.
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Up to 1919 Dumbarton Rock was the origin (meridian) of the 6 inch and 1:2500 Ordnance Survey maps for Dumbartonshire. After that the maps for Dumbartonshire were drawn according to the meridian of Lanark Church Spire in Lanarkshire.
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captured the fortress after a siege, only to lose it again a few days later. By 870, it was home to a tightly packed British settlement, which served as a fortress and as the capital of Alt Clut. In 871, the Irish-based Viking kings
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Mary of Guise was at the castle in the first days of May 1548 and Mary, Queen of Scots was kept at the castle for several months before her embarkation for France for safety on 13 July 1548. The Castle Governor at this time was
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Several lists of the castle's contents survive, including inventories from 1510, 1571, 1580, 1644, and 1668. These list guns and furniture and name many locations in the castle. There is also a list of cannon transported by
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Matthew, Earl of Lennox had been an ally of the French party in Scotland led by Mary of Guise but committed himself to the pro-English faction. In 1544 munitions and ten thousand French crowns of the sun arrived with
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at Dumbarton's harbour and were secured by Lennox and the Earl of Glencairn. Lennox then went into England, leaving the castle in the keeping of William Stirling of Glorat. Lennox signed a deal with
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and the French in the eighteenth century, new structures and defences were built and the castle was garrisoned until World War II. Some documentation for these later works is preserved in the
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to Dumbarton in 1536. In 1510 St Patricks chapel contained an old parchment mass book, a pewter chalice, and liturgical cloths. The hall had four tables and next to that was a
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approved the recruitment of thirty extra soldiers by the keeper John Semple to guard the increased number of prisoners. The castle's strategic importance declined after
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period, a time of widespread volcanic activity in the area where Glasgow is now situated; over time, the softer exterior of the volcano weathered away, leaving behind a
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who recorded the poor state of the building. Surviving accounts mostly record work on the artillery and the 'foir yet wall' a defence on the southern side. The
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Regent Arran made Andrew Hamilton captain and keeper of Dumbarton. In 1557, there was war between England and Scotland again. According to a rumour heard by
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escaped by sea but died a year later when accidentally wounded by friendly fire as he supervised the supply of additional munitions at Edinburgh Castle.
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spoiled matches. The windows of this new lodging were broken. Montgomerie was worried about the water-supply from the loch and the 'laigh' low well.
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and on 8 June James played cards with John Murray and Master Robert Cockburn losing £4 and 10 shillings, and later that day attended Evensong in the
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who accompanied the queen's party to France. The sailing however was delayed by adverse winds till 7 August 1548. Her party including her governess
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twelve broken pikes, four without their iron blades. The contents of the armoury included thirty-three corslets, 105 helmets, and 43 swords.
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In August 1536 George Stirling of Glorat took delivery from John Drummond the king's Master Wright of four great guns and six
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with stones obtained by demolishing churches and houses in Dumbarton and Cardross. The castle was captured by the forces of
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and draw bar, there were bedchambers within and a bell at the head of the tower; the 'Wynde Hall' contained another bed.
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fortified Dumbarton against the Douglas faction who had control of the young James V, but his forces were defeated by
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his nephew sick at Alcluit in Scotland." Hoël made a full recovery, but was besieged in the castle by the Scots and
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was now described as "ane stand bed of eistland tymmar with ruf and pannell of the same", a bed made from imported
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The first siege of Dumbarton was lifted because of the assassination of Regent Moray in January 1570. The assassin
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wrote that the Captain and the Bishop surrendered the castle to Arran and were rewarded, after negotiation by the
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The correspondence of Robert Bowes, of Aske, esquire, the ambassador of Queen Elizabeth in the court of Scotland
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in May 1570 failed and was satirized in a ballad printed by Robert Lekprevik in May that year and attributed to
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agreed to George Stirling's plan. Despite this, more French troops landed at Dumbarton under the leadership of
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As the war of the Rough Wooing continued, Mary, Queen of Scots was lodged in the castle by 22 February 1548.
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brought fourteen of their guns to Glasgow. In September Regent Albany held court at Dumbarton, and received
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in June 1581 before his execution in Edinburgh. On 8 September 1582 the castle was put unto the keeping of
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In March 1495 James IV was provided with a camp bed for use at sea and a boat carried cannon to Dumbarton.
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Most of the existing structures were built in the 18th century, including the Governor's House, built for
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to Dumbarton. These royal ships were repaired at Dumbarton in July and new docks were made for them.
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in the early hours of 2 April 1571, who used ladders to scale the rock and surprise the garrison.
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Annals of the Caledonians, Picts, and Scots; and of Strathclyde, Cumberland, Galloway and Murray
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Dumbarton Rock is in state ownership and is legally protected by the Scottish Government as a
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from Dumbarton that he had received a French cargo, and it would be as safe as if it were in
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being the father of Christianity in Scotland). In December 1505 a sword that had belonged to
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in 1644 judged that the castle was likely to be more hurtful than useful to the country.
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Albert Mach Sterling The Sterling (ed. Stirling) Genealogy (Grafton Press 1909) p.99–101
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Albert Mach Sterling The Sterling (ed. Stirling) Genealogy (Grafton Press 1909) p.99-101
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In 756, the first (and second) losses of Dumbarton Rock were recorded. A joint force of
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soldiers arrived at Dumbarton destined to serve on the borders against the English for
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and went to the castle in secret pretending to be travelling from Edinburgh to nearby
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Mary, Queen of Scots stayed at Dumbarton Castle in July 1563. After the defeat at the
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In May 1545 Lennox tried to take the castle, with soldiers commanded by his brother,
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met up at Dumbarton Castle in October 1489. They had hoped to gain the support of
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each leading a force of five hundred men. This expedition was later published by
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1510 William Striveling (Stirling) 1st of Glorat – murdered on Good Friday 1534)
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eleven hogshead of biscuit. Some of the guns were subsequently taken to besiege
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besieged the castle with a superior force, having borrowed the artillery of the
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HMC Report on the manuscripts of Colonel David Milne Home of Wedderburn castle
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Dumbarton Rock was formed between 330 and 340 million years ago, during the
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which is 240 feet (73 m) high and overlooks the Scottish town of
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doing so he also protected the 17-year-old Robert the Steward (later
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Thomas Small, 'Queen Mary in the Counties of Dumbarton and Argyll',
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on the 27 August 1580". There were six large cannon. The bed in the
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in 1568 she tried to reach the Castle, but went instead to England.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dumbarton and North Glasgow
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1546- 1562 James Hamilton, Duke of Chatellerault, 2nd Earl of Arran
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Fleming fortified the castle for Mary against the supporters of
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as a convenient base to watch for French ships coming for Mary.
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Dumbarton Castle: its Place in the General History of Scotland
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The Rock dominates much of the skyline in southern Dumbarton
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in return for land in England and marriage to Henry's niece
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The Duke of Lennox, 1574 - 1624: A Jacobean Courtier's Life
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Regent Albany, James V and the circumnavigation of Scotland
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The former supporters of James III under the leadership of
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appears to have relocated up the Clyde to the vicinity of
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Lord Sir John Eustace de Maxwell II 6th Lord Caerlaverock
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changed sides to support Mary, this became a problem for
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Marian Civil War, Regent Morton, and the Dukes of Lennox
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Dumbarton Castle, Its Place in the History of Scotland
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Correspondence of Michel de Seure, French Ambassador
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Engraving of Dumbarton Castle from the West in 1693
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Dumbarton Castle: Women at Work in the 17th century
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1497 Sir John Striveling (Stirling) of Craigbernard
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Photochrome print of the Castle and pier, 1890–1900
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Glasgow: Jackson, Wylie & Co. p. 57. 1567:"Submissions to the Public Petitions Committee" 1424:1534 George Striveling (Stirling) 2nd of Glorat 1011:had neglected the fortress. He was replaced by 968:. Lennox had his own ship there described as a 831:left the Clyde in a fleet under the command of 592:. On 5 June James was entertained by a French " 2397: 2395: 1801: 1476:includes a face which according to legend is " 1070:on carriages with wheels, thirty three bronze 3064: 2935:. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p.  2244:, vol.2 (HMSO Edinburgh 1982), pp. xciv xcvii 2292:Papers from the Collection of William Fraser 2255:Government of Scotland under the Covenanters 2195: 2171:. W. Blackwood in Edinburgh. pp. 64–68. 2007:, vol. 8 (Edinburgh, 1908), lxxx, 453, 465: 1294:Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton 1096:Esme erll of Lennox lord Darnley and Obeigny 752:with around 20 followers in May 1546 in the 588:. One ship's mast was made from timber from 497:. He sheltered the king and his young wife, 236:of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a 3733:Archaeological sites in West Dunbartonshire 3010:Clyde Waterfront Heritage, Dumbarton Castle 2392: 2037:Scottish Correspondence of Mary of Lorraine 2023:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh 1877), pp. 34-5, 66-7. 1855:, vol. 5 (Edinburgh 1903), pp. xxxii-xxxiii 793:Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn 593: 493:, had earlier served as tutor to the young 3758:Locations associated with Arthurian legend 3071: 3057: 2889:"198 years and 153 meridians, 152 defunct" 2405:The chiefs of Colquhoun and their country; 2143:170-173, & notes vol. 2 (1893), 113-7. 1738:Pub. Wiliam Miller, London. Facing P. 212. 1439:Alexander Patrick Drummond Telfer-Smollett 1288:William Cunningham, 12th Earl of Glencairn 897:. The subsequent conflict is known as the 2276:Register of the Privy Council of Scotland 2050:Calendar State Papers Scotland: 1547-1563 2021:Register of the Privy Council of Scotland 540: 65:View of Dumbarton Castle from across the 3020:www.rampantscotland.com Dumbarton Castle 2798: 2778: 2758: 2738: 2718: 2667: 2647: 2627: 2587: 2567: 2547: 2527: 2507: 2487: 1642: 1466: 1377: 1270:Sir John Maxwell, 1st Baronet, of Pollok 1161: 1117: 948:Dumbarton Castle was used as prison for 473: 86: 16:Historic location in Dumbarton, Scotland 2894:. Charles Close Society. Archived from 2728:. 23 December 1927. pp. 8243–8244. 2607: 2475:Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown 2457: 2442: 2427: 2383: 2368: 2192:, (London 1842), pp. 182, 188, 298-300. 1826:, (Tuckwell, East Linton, 1997), 172–73 1777: 1747: 1728: 1619: 1338: 1237:John Cunningham, 11th Earl of Glencairn 1211:Sir Malcolm Fleming 1st Earl of Wigtown 702:Nicolas de Nicolay Seigneur d'Arfeville 415:, the Merlin of Geoffrey of Monmouth's 3715: 2928: 2401: 1218:1362-82: Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar 997: 988:John Hamilton, 1st Marquis of Hamilton 3748:Buildings and structures in Dumbarton 3211:Roman invasion of Caledonia (208–211) 3052: 3030:Map of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Britain 2472: 2278:, vol. 3 (Edinburgh 1880), pp.319-320 2158: 2096:Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland 2069:(London: Camden Society, 2014), p. 5. 2005:Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland 1765:Charter Chest of the Earls of Wigtown 1762: 1572:. Scottish Parliament. Archived from 1510: 1415:1425 Sir John Colquhoun, 10th of Luss 859:Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis 578:Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell 338: 298: 217: 3032:, including Dumbarton, Siân Echard, 2517:. 16–19 September 1797. p. 896. 2164: 1961:Acts of the Privy Council, 1542-1547 1879:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh 1908) pp.419-420 1867:, vol. 5 (Edinburgh 1903), pp. 223-4 1810:A History of Clan Campbell, Volume 2 1625: 1342: 1166:Dumbarton Castle, 1836 engraving by 1126: 666:Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus 604:Parish kirk and College of Dumbarton 489:The Governor of the castle in 1333, 375:recorded the legend that says that " 2155:, vol. 3 (Edinburgh, 1903), p. 383. 2061:C. S. Knighton & David Loades, 2052:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1898), p. 586. 1979:, vol. 8 (Edinburgh, 1908), p. 444. 746:Robert Stewart, Bishop of Caithness 524:In 1425 the castle was attacked by 283:were known to have traded with the 23:. For The Kingdom of Alt Clut, see 13: 2956: 2537:. 14–18 August 1810. p. 1222. 2497:. 21–24 September 1782. p. 2. 2294:, (SHS, Edinburgh 1924), pp. 221-2 2139:Satirical Poems of the Reformation 2127:Robert Lekprevik, Edinburgh, 1570. 2125:The tressoun of Dumbarton, 15 May, 2111:, 25:97 (October 1927), pp. 13-19. 1489:John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis 1230:1424: Sir John Colquhoun, 10th of 992:Ludovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox 721:offering Dumbarton Castle and the 561:. James was at Dumbarton with the 14: 3779: 2985: 2981:. Edinburgh : David Douglas. 2820:"The Betrayal of William Wallace" 2182:Calendar of State Papers Scotland 2123:, vol. 3 (Edinburgh, 1903), 177: 2121:Calendar of State Papers Scotland 2039:(Edinburgh: SHS, 1927), pp. 36-7. 1993:John Lesley's History of Scotland 1333:Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch 482:In medieval Scotland, Dumbarton ( 344: 3639:Other structures & artefacts 3080:Scotland during the Roman Empire 2991: 2808:. 8 October 1996. p. 13346. 2657:. 29 October 1799. p. 1116. 2577:. 14 February 1824. p. 251. 2557:. 11 February 1817. p. 300. 2274:, (Edinburgh 1815), pp.299-302: 2242:Accounts of the Masters of Works 1346: 1130: 958:Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox 662:John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox 598:" (whistler), perhaps playing a 547:John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox 85: 78: 59: 3045:at National Library of Scotland 3025:Electric Scotland on the castle 3003:Historic Environment Scotland: 2973:, Surtees Society (London 1842) 2922: 2913: 2881: 2856: 2834: 2812: 2792: 2772: 2752: 2732: 2712: 2703: 2690: 2681: 2661: 2641: 2621: 2601: 2581: 2561: 2541: 2521: 2501: 2481: 2466: 2451: 2436: 2421: 2412: 2377: 2362: 2349: 2336: 2323: 2320:, (Dumbarton 1917), pp. 100-101 2310: 2297: 2260: 2247: 2234: 2222: 2175: 2146: 2130: 2114: 2101: 2085: 2072: 2055: 2042: 2026: 2014: 2009:Letters & Papers Henry VIII 1998: 1982: 1966: 1963:, vol. 1 (London, 1890), p. 379 1953: 1940: 1920: 1908: 1895: 1882: 1870: 1858: 1846: 1829: 1816: 1786: 1771: 1756: 1741: 1462: 1432:Sir George Murray Home Stirling 1327:George Harris, 1st Baron Harris 1246:James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming 1199:about 1285 – 17 October 1346 939:John Cunningham of Drumquhassle 906:James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh 821:James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming 784:on the East coast of Scotland. 737:, the soldier who later killed 708:Lennox and Mary, Queen of Scots 530:Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany 469: 19:For warships of this name, see 3723:Castles in West Dunbartonshire 3034:University of British Columbia 2418:Info board at Dumbarton Castle 2307:, (Dumbarton 1917), pp. 99-100 2153:Calendar State Papers Scotland 1709: 1693: 1661: 1636: 1591: 1559: 1537:"Who owns Scotland's castles?" 1529: 1306:Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake 1258:John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming 1041: 883:John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming 688:and arrived at Dumbarton with 391:. 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HMS Dumbarton Castle
Kingdom of Strathclyde
Dumbarton
GB grid reference
NT250734

River Clyde
Dumbarton Castle is located in West Dunbartonshire
55°56′10″N 4°33′46″W / 55.9360°N 4.5628°W / 55.9360; -4.5628
Scottish Government
Historic Environment Scotland
Iron Age
Scottish Gaelic
[t̪unˈpɾʲɛʰt̪ɪɲ]
Welsh
recorded history
volcanic plug
Dumbarton
Early Carboniferous
volcanic plug
Iron Age
Roman Britain
Romans
Saint Patrick
Ceretic of Alt Clut
Cair
Britons
Nennius
Sub-Roman Britain
Brythonic

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