King George’s Battery

King George’s Battery is in , . King George’s Battery is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Rock.

Photo: Otter, CC BY 3.0.
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 .

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 430 feet northwest of King George’s Battery.

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 in , Scotland, used mostly for football matches; it is the home ground of Dumbarton Football Club. is situated 800 feet north of King George’s Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbarton and Silverton.

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is a town in 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.

Suburb
Dumbarton East is an area of the town of , . It mainly consists of Victorian-era sandstone buildings built by the Denny shipbuilding company to house its workers.

Suburb
Photo: Helen Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement in . It lies south of the A9 trunk road 8 miles southwest of . It is not to be confused with in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire.

King George’s Battery

Latitude
55.93613° or 55° 56′ 10″ north
Longitude
-4.56249° or 4° 33′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C7QWCPQ+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4250583245
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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