French Prison
French Prison is a building in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. French Prison is situated nearby to the ruins Wallace Tower, as well as near Duke of York’s Battery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Rock.
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 Rock
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dumbarton Rock is a scenic viewpoint.
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 620 feet northeast of French Prison.
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.
French Prison
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.93712° or 55° 56′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.56391° or 4° 33′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C7QWCPP+RCOpenStreetMap ID
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