Dumbarton Rock
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Dumbarton Rock is a prominent volcanic plug in Scotland that has served as a strategic fortress site since ancient times, overlooking the River Clyde.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dumbarton Rock canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill fort site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ rock formation ⓘ volcanic plug ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alt Clut
ⓘ
Kingdom of Strathclyde ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in West Dunbartonshire
ⓘ
Hill forts in Scotland ⓘ Volcanic plugs of Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature | natural rock walls ⓘ |
| elevation | about 73 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Carboniferous period ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasAccessVia | stairways ⓘ |
| hasCliffs | steep basalt cliffs ⓘ |
| hasFortress | Dumbarton Castle ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military stronghold
ⓘ
observation point ⓘ |
| hasStructureOnTop | Dumbarton Castle ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
River Clyde
ⓘ
surrounding lowlands ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inhabitedSince | ancient times ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dumbarton
ⓘ
River Clyde estuary ⓘ West Dunbartonshire ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | basalt ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Gaelic Dùn Breatainn ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Fort of the Britons ⓘ |
| near | Firth of Clyde ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Dumbarton ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Clyde ⓘ |
| partOf |
Clyde Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Clyde valley landscape
|
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
|
| strategicImportance |
control of River Clyde
ⓘ
defensive position ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortress site
ⓘ
stronghold ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
early medieval period
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Alt Clut
ⓘ
Kingdom of Strathclyde ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.