Alcluith
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Alcluith is the ancient Brythonic name for the fortress and early medieval stronghold at Dumbarton Rock in western Scotland.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brythonic toponym
ⓘ
ancient place name ⓘ early medieval stronghold ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Strathclyde Britons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Kings of Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| fortifiedPlace | Dumbarton Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
fortress
ⓘ
royal stronghold ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Alt Clut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Brythonic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dumbarton Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ western Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentName | Dumbarton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | rock of the Clyde ⓘ |
| notableFor |
control of access to the Clyde estuary
ⓘ
strategic defensive position ⓘ |
| partOf | early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInSource |
Irish annals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh annals ⓘ early medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| refersTo | Dumbarton Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Strathclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Kingdom of Strathclyde ⓘ |
| timeInUse | early medieval period ⓘ |
| usedBy | Brittonic-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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