Dumbarton Rock
Dumbarton Rock is a scenic viewpoint in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Dumbarton Rock is situated nearby to Duke of York’s Battery, as well as near Spanish an Bower batteries.Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: rock in the River Clyde that was the center of the Pictish kingdom of Strathclyde
- Also known as: “Creag Chluaidh” and “White Tower Crag”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Castle and The Rock, Dumbarton.
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.
The Rock, Dumbarton
Stadium
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rock, known as The Rock sponsored by Marbill Coaches for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as the Dumbarton Football Stadium, is a stadium in Dumbarton, Scotland, used mostly for football matches; it is the home ground of Dumbarton Football Club. The Rock, Dumbarton is situated 710 feet northeast of Dumbarton Rock.
Dumbarton Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: habiloid, 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 3,600 feet north of Dumbarton Rock.
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.
Dalreoch
Suburb
Photo: Helen Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalreoch is a small settlement in Perth and Kinross. It lies south of the A9 trunk road 8 miles southwest of Perth. It is not to be confused with Dalreoch railway station in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire.
Dumbarton Rock
- Categories: rock, tourism, and peak
- Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93691° or 55° 56′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.56409° or 4° 33′ 51″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9C7QWCPP+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3661084983OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q31097783
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Dumbarton Rock” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Creag Chluaidh”
- Irish: “Creag Chluaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Creag Chluaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Dumbarton Rock”
- Welsh: “Creag Chluaidh”
- “Creag Chluaidh”
- “Dumbarton Rock”
- “Dumbarton Rock - Creag Chluaidh”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include White Tower Crag and Duke of York’s Battery.
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