Robert Napier’s Engine
Robert Napier’s Engine is a monument in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Robert Napier’s Engine is situated nearby to Scottish Maritime Museum, as well as near St Patrick’s Church Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Central railway station.
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 Dumbarton. Dumbarton Castle is situated 2,500 feet south of Robert Napier’s Engine.
Dumbarton Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dumbarton Central railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and the North Clyde Line, 15+3⁄4 miles northwest of Glasgow Queen Street. Dumbarton Central railway station is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Robert Napier’s Engine.
Dumbarton Football Stadium
Stadium
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dumbarton Football Stadium, known as the Marbill Coaches Stadium and commonly known as The Rock, is a stadium in Dumbarton, Scotland, used mostly for football matches; it is the home ground of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton Football Stadium is situated 1,900 feet south of Robert Napier’s Engine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dumbarton and Silverton.
Dumbarton
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbarton is a town in Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, with a population of 17,000 in 2022. It stands on the north shore of the Clyde at the outflow of the River Leven, which drains Loch Lomond.
Silverton
Suburb
Dumbarton East is an area of the town of Dumbarton, Scotland. It mainly consists of Victorian-era sandstone buildings built by the Denny shipbuilding company to house its workers.
Townend
Suburb
Townend is a moderate to large housing suburb in Dumbarton, Scotland. It stretches from Dumbarton Central Station to Barloan Toll, and to Round Riding Rd to the east.
Robert Napier’s Engine
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94357° or 55° 56′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.56261° or 4° 33′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7QWCVP+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12943911035OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Highlights include Scottish Maritime Museum and St Patrick’s Church Hall.
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