Magnificent Dumbarton Castle, built on and around the 240ft high twin-peaked Dumbarton Rock overlooking the River Clyde, a place that may have been fortified since before the Romans left Britain. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumbarton/dumbartoncastle/index.html

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Magnificent Dumbarton Castle, built on and around the 240ft high twin-peaked Dumbarton Rock overlooking the River Clyde, a place that may have been fortified since before the Romans left Britain. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumbarton/dumbartoncastle/index.html

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This morning looking across the Firth of Clyde to Dumbarton Rock. It's the remains of an extinct volcano dating from over 300 million years ago. The buildings you can see on it today are part of Dumbarton Castle whose history can be traced back at least 1,500 years, making it the oldest fortress in Scotland to still be in existence today.

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The Clyde at Dumbarton Rock, with channel markers showing the position of the Lang Dyke, (lower right to middle left).

Constructed in 1773, the Lang Dyke aimed to constrain and speed up the flow of water, and so help deepen the channel by scouring.

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Magnificent Dumbarton Castle, built on and around the 240ft high twin-peaked Dumbarton Rock overlooking the River Clyde, a place that may have been fortified since before the Romans left Britain. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumbarton/dumbartoncastle/index.html

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Dumbarton Castle looking magnificent this afternoon.

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