Dumbarton Castle

Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet high and overlooks the Scottish town of .
historicenvironment.scot
+44 131 668 8965
Wikipedia
Otter, CC BY 3.0.
James Merigot, Public domain.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 56 feet (17 metres)
  • …is operated by Historic Scotland
  • Description: castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
  • Address: Castle Road, Dumbarton, G82 1JJ
  • Also known as
    “Dumbarton Military Hospital”
    “Dunbarton Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dumbarton Rock and The Rock, Dumbarton.
Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.
James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rock, known as The Rock sponsored by Marbill… is situated 730 feet northeast of Dumbarton Castle.
habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in , Scotland. is situated 3,700 feet north of Dumbarton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbarton and Silverton.
AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in in the Central Belt…
Dumbarton East is an area of the town of , .
Helen Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement in .

Dumbarton Castle

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
55.93661° or 55° 56′ 12″ north
Longitude
-4.56364° or 4° 33′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C7QWCPP+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100657492
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11611289
Wiki­data ID
Q2177200

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Dumbarton Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դամբարտոն դղյակ”
  • Basque: “Dumbartongo gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Дамбартан”
  • Breton: “Alt Clut”
  • Catalan: “castell de Dumbarton”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Dumbarton”
  • Chinese: “敦巴頓城堡”
  • Chinese: “敦巴頓岩”
  • Chinese: “敦巴頓巖”
  • Danish: “Dumbarton Castle”
  • Dutch: “Dumbarton Castle”
  • French: “château de Dumbarton”
  • French: “Château de Dumbarton”
  • Galician: “castelo de Dumbarton”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Dumbarton”
  • German: “Dumbarton Castle”
  • Indonesian: “Puri Dumbarton”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dhún Bhreatainn”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dhùn Bhreatainn”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dhún Breatann”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Dhùn Breatann”
  • Italian: “Dumbarton Rock”
  • Japanese: “ダンバートン城”
  • Kazakh: “Дамбартон қамалы”
  • Kazakh: “Дамбартон сарайы”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dumbarton Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Dumbarton Castle”
  • Persian: “قلعه دامبارتون”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Dumbarton”
  • Russian: “Замок Дамбартон”
  • Scots: “Dumbarton Castle”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Dhùn Bhreatainn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Dhùn Breatann”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Dumbarton”
  • Turkish: “Dumbarton Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Дамбартон”
  • Uzbek: “Dambarton qasri”
  • Welsh: “Castell Dumbarton”
  • Welsh: “Castell Dùn Breatann”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Dumbarton Castle”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kirktonhill and Townend.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Battery and Dumbarton Castle.

Scotland: Highlights

Learn more about Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Curious Castles to Discover

Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.