Dumbartonshire

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county of Scotland historic county

Dumbartonshire is a historic county in western Scotland known for its rugged landscapes, strategic location along the River Clyde, and medieval significance.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Dunbartonshire 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Scotland ⓘ
historic county ⓘ
borders Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lanarkshire ⓘ
Renfrewshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stirlingshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Clyde estuary ⓘ
surface form: Clyde estuary (part)

Dumbarton ⓘ
Helensburgh ⓘ
Loch Lomond ⓘ
surface form: Loch Lomond (part)

Vale of Leven ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic rugged landscapes ⓘ
strategic location ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Clyde Valley ⓘ
surface form: Clyde valley

Loch Lomondside ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance medieval significance ⓘ
hasHistoricCenter Dumbarton Rock ⓘ
hasHistoricFortification Dumbarton Castle ⓘ
hasHistoricStatus historic county rather than current council area ⓘ
hasLandscapeType coastal areas ⓘ
hills ⓘ
loch shores ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
hasNotableFeature Clyde estuary ⓘ
Kilpatrick Hills ⓘ
Loch Lomond ⓘ
River Leven ⓘ
historicalFunction administrative county ⓘ
judicial county ⓘ
historicCountyTown Dumbarton ⓘ
knownFor medieval stronghold at Dumbarton Rock ⓘ
scenic views over Loch Lomond ⓘ
shipping and maritime connections on the Clyde ⓘ
locatedIn West of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: western Scotland
locatedOn River Clyde ⓘ
namedAfter Dumbarton ⓘ
partOf historic counties of Scotland ⓘ
regionType Lowlands and Highlands transition area ⓘ
timePeriod early modern period ⓘ
medieval era ⓘ
wasStrategicFor access to western seaways ⓘ
defence of River Clyde ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Lanarkshire → borderedBy → Dumbartonshire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dunbartonshire
Stirlingshire → borderedBy → Dumbartonshire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dunbartonshire
Robert the Bruce → deathPlace → Dumbartonshire ⓘ
Cumbernauld → historicCounty → Dumbartonshire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dunbartonshire