Dumbarton Castle
E397801
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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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.