Dumbarton Castle

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Dumbarton Castle is a historic Scottish stronghold perched on a volcanic rock overlooking the River Clyde, long serving as a strategic fortress and royal refuge.

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Label Occurrences
Dumbarton Castle canonical 8

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
fortress
historic site
associatedWith Kingdom of Strathclyde
Kings of Scotland
surface form: Scottish monarchy

Vikings
attackedBy Vikings
category Castles in West Dunbartonshire
Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland
Tourist attractions in West Dunbartonshire
country Scotland
elevation high above River Clyde
era early modern period
medieval period
function defensive stronghold
garrison
royal residence
hasFeature Governor’s House
battlements
guard house
gun batteries
magazine
portcullis arch
steep rock faces
twin peaks
well
hasViewOf Clyde estuary
surface form: River Clyde estuary

surrounding lowlands
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument
knownAs Dùn Breatann
Fort of the Britons
surface form: Fortress of the Britons
locatedIn Dumbarton
West Dunbartonshire
locatedOn River Clyde
volcanic rock
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
material stone
near Glasgow
openToPublic true
overlooks River Clyde
partOf Kingdom of Strathclyde
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
strategicImportance controlled access to River Clyde
western gateway to central Scotland
touristAttraction true
usedAs fortified residence
military stronghold
royal refuge

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dumbartonshire hasHistoricFortification Dumbarton Castle
Clan Stewart historicalSeat Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton knownFor Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton hasLandmark Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Rock hasFortress Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Rock hasStructureOnTop Dumbarton Castle