Alcluith

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Alcluith is the ancient Brythonic name for the fortress and early medieval stronghold at Dumbarton Rock in western Scotland.

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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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