Dumbarton Academy
Dumbarton Academy is a non-denominational, co-educational state secondary school founded circa 1485. The school is located in the Historical town of Dumbarton, Scotland.Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: schooloffice.dumbarton@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
- Type: School
- Description: secondary school in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
- Address: Crosslet Road, G82 2AJ
- Wheelchair access: yes
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 4,000 feet south of Dumbarton Academy.
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 2,000 feet west of Dumbarton Academy.
Dumbarton East railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dumbarton East railway station serves the town of Dumbarton in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, 15 miles west of Glasgow Queen Street. Dumbarton East railway station is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Dumbarton Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverton and Townend.
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.
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.
Dumbarton Academy
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94705° or 55° 56′ 49″ northLongitude
-4.55766° or 4° 33′ 28″ westOperator
West Dunbartonshire CouncilOpen location code
9C7QWCWR+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 123643715OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5313677
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Dumbarton Academy” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Dumbarton Academy”
- French: “Dumbarton Academy”
- German: “Dumbarton Academy”
- Swedish: “Dumbarton Academy”
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