83-606: 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 (24 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street . Unlike the majority of the North Clyde line stations, this is an island platform , betraying its Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway origins. At
166-594: A royal burgh ; its ownership went from Scottish to English and back again. The castle was an important place during the Wars of Independence and was used to imprison William Wallace for a short time after his capture by the English. It was from here that Mary, Queen of Scots , was conveyed to France for safety as a child. Mary was trying to reach Dumbarton Castle when she suffered her final defeat at Langside . In later times, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II visited
249-637: A 7th-century biographer to have been king of the Height of the Clyde, Dumbarton Rock, placing him in the second half of the 5th century. From Patrick's letter it is clear that Ceretic was a Christian, and it is likely that the ruling class of the area were also Christians, at least in name. His descendant Rhydderch Hael is named in Adomnán 's Life of Saint Columba . Rhydderch was a contemporary of Áedán mac Gabráin of Dál Riata and Urien of Rheged , to whom he
332-463: A campaign in which Talorgan, brother of Óengus, was killed in a heavy Pictish defeat at the hands of Teudebur of Alt Clut , perhaps at Mugdock, near Milngavie . Eadberht is said to have taken the plain of Kyle in 750, around modern Ayr , presumably from Alt Clut. Teudebur died around 752, and it was probably his son Dumnagual who faced a joint effort by Óengus and Eadberht in 756. The Picts and Northumbrians laid siege to Dumbarton Rock, and extracted
415-513: A facility in the town since the 1970s, in 2012 it opened a new, larger facility at the former J&B plant. Dumbarton is situated on the main A82 road , linking Glasgow to the western Scottish Highlands . Dumbarton is a short distance from Balloch pier, where cruises can be taken on Loch Lomond . Dumbarton is also served by three railway stations: Dumbarton Central , Dumbarton East and Dalreoch railway station . All three stations are situated on
498-501: A football pitch, clay moulding beds for casting wax model ship hulls and the original Victorian machinery used for shaping models. During the Second World War Blackburn Aircraft were to produce Sunderland flying boats from a factory adjacent to Denny's shipyard. There is still a shipyard on the river Leven, Sandpoint Marina. A statue of the shipbuilder and shipowner, Peter Denny , stands outside
581-608: A hat shop at 145 High Street. Dumbarton is the birthplace of David Byrne , a Grammy Award , Academy Award and Golden Globe -winning musician best known as the founding member and principal songwriter of new wave band Talking Heads . Held in Dumbarton since 2000, the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Championships sees over 140 bands enter yearly, including representatives from Sweden , Denmark , Netherlands and Ireland . The championships
664-476: A large flock of white Chinese geese that were first introduced in 1959. Starting with just six individuals, this has risen to close to 100 birds today. They have the nickname 'The Scotch watch ' and have been widely used in promotional material for the Ballantine's blended whisky . The geese are part of the tradition of the facility, and are both a tourist attraction and advertising icon. The Goosekeeper at
747-471: A letter written on 7 July 1787. Dumbarton is also immortalised in the traditional Scottish song " Dumbarton's Drums ". The song was recorded by the internationally renowned Midgies Ceilidh Band at a live concert in Saint Augustine's Church in the town's High Street, the chorus being sung by the audience of local people. Novelist A. J. Cronin 's maternal grandfather, Archibald Montgomerie, owned
830-564: A long distance for their own burial. From 1975 Dumbarton lent its name to a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland . In 1996 the administrative functions of this district transferred to the West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute unitary councils (see Subdivisions of Scotland ). West Dunbartonshire Council is based in modern offices within the old Dumbarton Burgh Hall in Church Street. There
913-485: A much later period. Some are informed by the political attitudes prevalent in Wales in the 9th century and after. Bede , whose prejudice is apparent, rarely mentions Britons, and then usually in uncomplimentary terms. Two kings are known from near contemporary sources in this early period. The first is Coroticus or Ceretic Guletic ( Welsh : Ceredig ), known as the recipient of a letter from Saint Patrick , and stated by
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#1732801335703996-455: A new church. How this came about is unknown. Unlike Columba, Kentigern ( Welsh : Cyndeyrn Garthwys ), the supposed apostle to the Britons of the Clyde, is a shadowy figure and Jocelyn of Furness 's 12th century Life is late and of doubtful authenticity though Jackson believed that Jocelyn's version might have been based on an earlier Cumbric-language original. After 600, information on
1079-442: A pledge to defend it on land and on sea, but Dyfnwal soon recovered his kingdom. He died on pilgrimage to Rome in 975. If the kings of Alba imagined, as John of Fordun did, that they were rulers of Strathclyde, the death of Cuilén mac Iduilb and his brother Eochaid at the hands of Rhydderch ap Dyfnwal in 971, said to be in revenge for the rape or abduction of his daughter, shows otherwise. A major source for confusion comes from
1162-451: A reminder that the earliest historical inhabitants of Clydesdale spoke an early form of the Welsh language. Alexander II granted the status of royal burgh in 1222. In September 1605 Chancellor Dunfermline reported to King James VI that inundations of the sea were likely to destroy and take away the whole town. It was estimated that the flood defences would cost 30,000 pounds Scots,
1245-809: A sailors' chart, not an ethnographical survey – lists a number of tribes, or groups of tribes, in southern Scotland at around the time of the Roman invasion and the establishment of Roman Britain in the 1st century AD. As well as the Damnonii, Ptolemy lists the Otalini , whose capital appears to have been Traprain Law ; to their west, the Selgovae in the Southern Uplands and, further west in Galloway ,
1328-438: A submission from Dumnagual. It is doubtful whether the agreement, whatever it may have been, was kept, for Eadberht's army was all but wiped out—whether by their supposed allies or by recent enemies is unclear—on its way back to Northumbria. After this, little is heard of Alt Clut or its kings until the 9th century. The "burning", the usual term for capture, of Alt Clut is reported in 780, although by whom and in what circumstances
1411-646: A wealthy chemical manufacturer originally from Glasgow , John Campbell White . Kingdom of Strathclyde Strathclyde (lit. " broad valley of the Clyde ", Welsh : Ystrad Clud , Latin : Cumbria ) was a Brittonic kingdom in northern Britain during the Middle Ages . It comprised parts of what is now southern Scotland and North West England , a region the Welsh tribes referred to as Yr Hen Ogledd (“the Old North"). At its greatest extent in
1494-622: Is a Dumbarton constituency of the Scottish Parliament and a former Dumbarton constituency of the House of Commons . There are a number of distinct areas within the town: Two secondary schools are located in Dumbarton, namely Dumbarton Academy and Our Lady & St Patrick's High School . The town is also served by eight primary schools; Aitkenbar Primary, St. Michael's Primary, Knoxland Primary, Braehead Primary, St. Peter's Primary, St. Patrick's Primary and Dalreoch Primary. From
1577-508: Is likely that whereas Scotland allied with England, Strathclyde held to its alliance with the Vikings. In 945, Æthelstan's half-brother Edmund , who had succeeded to the English throne in 939, ravaged Strathclyde. According to the thirteenth-century chronicler Roger of Wendover , Edmund had two sons of Dyfnwal blinded, perhaps to deprive their father of throneworthy heirs. Edmund then gave the kingdom to King Malcolm I of Scotland in return for
1660-466: Is linked by various traditions and tales, and also of Æthelfrith of Bernicia . The Christianisation of southern Scotland, if Patrick's letter to Coroticus was indeed to a king in Strathclyde, had therefore made considerable progress when the first historical sources appear. Further south, at Whithorn , a Christian inscription is known from the second half of the 5th century, perhaps commemorating
1743-527: Is not known. Thereafter Dunblane was burned by the men of Alt Clut in 849, perhaps in the reign of Artgal . An army, led by the Viking chiefs known in Irish as Amlaíb Conung and Ímar, laid siege in 870 to Alt Clut, a siege which lasted some four months and led to the destruction of the citadel and the taking of a very large number of captives. The siege and capture are reported by Welsh and Irish sources, and
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#17328013357031826-539: Is one of the biggest and most prestigious pipe band events in the world. Besides the pipe band championships there is a funfair and Highland dancing competitions. The Denny Civic Theatre is used by a number of local groups, including the Dumbarton People's Theatre . Overtoun House is a mansion in the Scots Baronial style built on an estate in the hills overlooking the town between 1859–1862 for
1909-545: Is presently included in the Misplaced Pages article for Milton Island . Dumbarton Castle sits on Dumbarton Rock , a volcanic plug dating back 334 million years, at the east bank mouth of the River Leven , where it flows into the Clyde estuary. The Castle has an illustrious history and many well-known figures from Scottish and British history have visited it. The castle was a royal fortress long before Dumbarton became
1992-644: Is the birthplace of the motor-racing driver Sir Jackie Stewart OBE . He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships . The Stewart Family owned and ran the garage at Dumbuck in Milton to the East of the town, the Garage later being taken over by Jackie's close friend John Lindsay. Scottish poet Robert Burns was made freeman of Dumbarton. He refers to Dumbarton in
2075-527: Is thought to have been king in the early tenth century, and he was probably succeeded by his son Owain before 920. In 927 Edward's son Æthelstan conquered Viking-ruled Northumbria , and thus became the first king of England. At Eamont Bridge on 27 July several kings accepted his overlordship, including Constantine of Scotland. Sources differ on whether the meeting was attended by Owain of Strathclyde or Owain ap Hywel of Gwent, but it could have been both. In 934 Æthelstan invaded Scotland and laid waste to
2158-481: Is unlikely to have been of military impact on the Damnonii, although the withdrawal of pay from the residual Wall garrison will have had a very considerable economic effect. No historical source gives any firm information on the boundaries of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, but suggestions have been offered on the basis of place-names and topography . Near the north end of Loch Lomond , which can be reached by boat from
2241-477: Is usually assumed that these Britons are mercenaries, or exiles dispossessed by some Anglo-Saxon conquest in northern Britain. However, it may be that these represent campaigns by kings of Alt Clut, whose kingdom was certainly part of the region linked by the Irish Sea. All of Alt Clut's neighbours, Northumbria, Pictland and Dál Riata, are known to have sent armies to Ireland on occasions. The Annals of Ulster in
2324-503: The 1882–83 Scottish Cup and are five times runners-up. The Scottish League was formed in 1890 with Dumbarton as founding members. The first championship was shared between Dumbarton and Rangers , in the absence of a goal-difference rule to act as a tiebreaker. There are seven bowling clubs in Dumbarton: Brock Bowling Club, Dixon BC, Dumbarton BC, Dumbuck BC, Eastfield BC, Rock BC and Townend BC. The town
2407-518: The Britons ' ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire , Scotland , on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary . In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde , and later the county town of Dunbartonshire . Dumbarton Castle , on top of Dumbarton Rock, dominates the area. Dumbarton
2490-608: The Damnonii people. After the sack of Dumbarton by a Viking army from Dublin in 870, the capital seems to have moved to Govan and the kingdom became known as Strathclyde. It expanded south to the Cumbrian Mountains , into the former lands of Rheged . The neighbouring Anglo-Saxons called this enlarged kingdom Cumbraland . The language of Strathclyde is known as Cumbric , which was closely related to Old Welsh . Its inhabitants were referred to as Cumbrians. There
2573-582: The Iron Age and probably much earlier. It has been suggested that in Roman times Dumbarton was the "place of importance" named as Alauna in Ptolemy 's historic map. Dumbarton is also sometimes associated with the little-known, and hard to place, Roman province of Valentia . However, more recent studies favour locations in England or Wales for this province. In post-Roman times the settlement at Dumbarton
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2656-622: The Municipal Buildings . Whisky production also grew to become a major industry in the town. In 1936 Canadian distilling company Hiram Walker bought over the Glasgow-based distiller George Ballantine & Son Ltd . In 1938 they built a large whisky distillery on the river Leven (on the site of the Archibald McMillan shipyard). As a result, the town became known as a major centre of the whisky industry in
2739-565: The North Clyde Line , which provides a direct link from Helensburgh in the west, through Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley in the east. Nation Radio Scotland , the local commercial radio station for West Dunbartonshire is based in the town, having moved from Clydebank in 2016. It formerly was named Dumbarton Festival Radio , Castle Rock FM until 2003, and then Your Radio until 2020. The town has two local weekly newspapers, The Lennox Herald and The Dumbarton Reporter . There were at one stage two league football clubs from
2822-508: The Novantae . In addition, a group known as the Maeatae , probably in the area around Stirling , appear in later Roman records. The capital of the Damnonii is believed to have been at Carman, near Dumbarton, but around five miles inland from the River Clyde . Although the northern frontier of Roman Britain was Hadrian's Wall for most of its history, the extent of Roman influence north of
2905-542: The river Forth , and the hills and lochs to the north, which separated the lands of the Britons from those of Dál Riata and the Picts, and this land was not worth fighting over. However, the lands to the south and east of this waste were controlled by smaller, nameless British kingdoms. Powerful neighbouring kings, whether in Alt Clut, Dál Riata, Pictland or Bernicia, would have imposed tribute on these petty kings, and wars for
2988-657: The 10th century, it stretched from Loch Lomond to the River Eamont at Penrith . Strathclyde seems to have been annexed by the Goidelic -speaking Kingdom of Alba in the 11th century, becoming part of the emerging Kingdom of Scotland . In its early days it was called the kingdom of Alt Clud ; the Brittonic name of its capital, and it controlled the region around Dumbarton Rock . This kingdom emerged during Britain's post-Roman period and may have been founded by
3071-565: The 7th century. The report in the Annals of Ulster for 638, "the battle of Glenn Muiresan and the besieging of Eten" ( Eidyn , later Edinburgh ), has been taken to represent the capture of Eidyn by the Northumbrian king Oswald , son of Æthelfrith, but the Annals mention neither capture, nor Northumbrians, so this is rather a tenuous identification. In 642, the Annals of Ulster report that
3154-685: The 910s the West Saxon king Edward the Elder and his sister Æthelflæd , Lady of the Mercians, recovered England south of the Humber . According to the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland , Æthelflæd formed an alliance with Strathclyde and Scotland against the Vikings, and in the view of the historian Tim Clarkson Strathclyde seems to have made substantial territorial gains at this time, some at
3237-521: The Annals of Ulster say that in 871, after overwintering on the Clyde: Amlaíb and Ímar returned to Áth Cliath ( Dublin ) from Alba with two hundred ships, bringing away with them in captivity to Ireland a great prey of Angles and Britons and Picts. King Arthgal ap Dyfnwal , called "king of the Britons of Strathclyde", was killed in Dublin in 872 at the instigation of Causantín mac Cináeda . He
3320-613: The British power base led to the emergence of the new kingdom of Strathclyde , or Cumbria, with a major centre at Govan. The title "king of the Britons of Srath Clúade" was first used in 872. Dumbarton was later the county town of the county of Dunbartonshire , formerly known as Dumbartonshire . The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Dùn Breatainn meaning "fort of the Brythons (Britons)", and serves as
3403-512: The Britons of Alt Clut becomes slightly more common in the sources. However, historians have disagreed as to how these should be interpreted. Broadly speaking, they have tended to produce theories which place their subject at the centre of the history of north Britain in the Early Historic period. The result is a series of narratives which cannot be reconciled. More recent historiography may have gone some way to addressing this problem. At
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3486-434: The Britons of Alt Clut led by Eugein son of Beli defeated the men of Dál Riata and killed Domnall Brecc , grandson of Áedán, at Strathcarron, and this victory is also recorded in an addition to Y Gododdin . The site of this battle lies in the area known in later Welsh sources as Bannawg—the name Bannockburn is presumed to be related—which is thought to have meant the very extensive marshes and bogs between Loch Lomond and
3569-542: The Clyde, lies Clach nam Breatann , the Rock of the Britains, which is thought to have gained its name as a marker at the northern limit of Alt Clut. The Campsie Fells and the marshes between Loch Lomond and Stirling may have represented another boundary. To the south, the kingdom extended some distance up the strath of the Clyde, and along the coast probably extended south towards Ayr . The written sources available for
3652-770: The Denny D2 Hoverbus. A film clip of this vessel on its maiden trip to Oban exists in the Scottish Film Archive. The last surviving part of the Denny's shipbuilding company is the Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank which forms part of the Scottish Maritime Museum . This was the first commercial ship model testing tank built in the world and it retains many original features today: a water tank as long as
3735-569: The German aircraft away from the shipyards, decoy lights were routinely placed on the Kilpatrick hills above the town, lights were set out on reservoirs to mimic those of the shipyards reflecting on the waters of the Leven and Clyde. The ploy was sometimes successful in diverting the bombers and many bombs fell harmlessly onto the moors and lochs. The Auchenreoch Muir ' Starfish ' site above Dumbarton
3818-571: The Wall is obscure. Certainly, Roman forts existed north of the wall, and forts as far north as Cramond may have been in long-term occupation. Moreover, the formal frontier was three times moved further north. Twice it was advanced to the line of the Antonine Wall , at about the time when Hadrian's Wall was built and again under Septimius Severus , and once further north, beyond the river Tay , during Agricola 's campaigns, although, each time, it
3901-500: The areas under close Roman control, then there must be even more doubts over the degree to which the Damnonii were romanised. The final period of Roman Britain saw an apparent increase in attacks by land and sea, the raiders including the Picts , Scotti and the mysterious Attacotti whose origins are not certain. These raids will have also targeted the tribes of southern Scotland. The supposed final withdrawal of Roman forces around 410
3984-510: The beginning of the 7th century, Áedán mac Gabráin may have been the most powerful king in northern Britain, and Dál Riata was at its height. Áedán's byname in later Welsh poetry, Aeddan Fradawg (Áedán the Treacherous) does not speak to a favourable reputation among the Britons of Alt Clut, and it may be that he seized control of Alt Clut. Áedán's dominance came to an end around 604, when his army, including Irish kings and Bernician exiles,
4067-506: The boundary of Dumbarton, while the remaining portion comprising the associated Dumbuck Hill and its large incorporated quarry (Dumbuck Quarry) are treated here together with the neighbouring village of Milton , as the next adjacent generally recognised locality today. In the Dumbarton portion, the Category B-listed Dumbuck House, originally constructed for Colonel Andrew Geils , was the original estate house and
4150-472: The castle. Today, Dumbarton Rock is a Scheduled Ancient Monument ; it has legal protection in order to maintain and conserve the site for the future. As such any sort of work on the rock is strictly regulated by the Scottish Government and activities such as climbing on the rock are forbidden. From the top of the castle can be seen both the River Clyde and Leven Grove Park. Levengrove Park
4233-469: The cost being levied nationwide. A bridge over the River Leven had been proposed in 1682. The Old Dumbarton Bridge was eventually built in 1765 by John Brown of Dumbarton, at the site of a ferry crossing. It was constructed at the behest of the Duke of Argyll , who was anxious to obtain access to Glasgow from his estate at Rosneath . The bridge, with five segmental arches with rounded cutwaters, resulted in
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#17328013357034316-565: The country. Owain was an ally of the Scottish king and it is likely that Strathclyde was also ravaged. Owain attested Æthelstan's charters as sub-king in 931 and 935 (charters S 413, 434 and 1792), but in 937 he joined Constantine and the Vikings in invading England. The result was an overwhelming victory for the English at the Battle of Brunanburh . Following the battle of Brunanburh, Owain's son Dyfnwal ab Owain became king of Strathclyde. It
4399-494: The degree of Scots control should not be overstated. This period probably saw a degree of Norse, or Norse-Gael settlement in Strathclyde. A number of place-names, in particular a cluster on the coast facing the Cumbraes , and monuments such as the hogback graves at Govan, are some of the remains of these newcomers. In the late ninth century the Vikings almost conquered England, apart from the southern kingdom of Wessex , but in
4482-545: The early 8th century report two battles between Alt Clut and Dál Riata, at "Lorg Ecclet" (unknown) in 711, and at "the rock called Minuirc" in 717. Whether their appearance in the record has any significance or whether it is just happenstance is unclear. Later in the 8th century, it appears that the Pictish king Óengus made at least three campaigns against Alt Clut, none successful. In 744 the Picts acted alone, and in 750 Óengus may have cooperated with Eadberht of Northumbria in
4565-503: The expense of the Norse Vikings. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that in 920 the kings of Britain, including the king of Strathclyde (who is not named), submitted to Edward. However, historians are sceptical of the claim as Edward's power was confined to southern Britain, and they think it was probably a peace settlement which did not involve submission. The names of Strathclyde's rulers in this period are uncertain, but Dyfnwal
4648-508: The extension of Dumbarton to West Bridgend. The bridge was substantially developed in 1884 and 1934. It is now B-listed and was refurbished in 2006. Hartfield House was completed in 1853. During World War II Dumbarton was heavily bombed by the German air force . The Germans were targeting the shipyards, and the area in the vicinity of the yards was consequently hit, with Clyde and Leven Street being severely damaged. In an attempt to lure
4731-493: The kingdom of Strathclyde appears to have been conquered by the Scots, most probably during the reign of Máel Coluim mac Cináeda who died in 1034. In 1054, the English king Edward the Confessor dispatched Earl Siward of Northumbria against the Scots, ruled by Mac Bethad mac Findláich (Macbeth), along with an otherwise unknown "Malcolm son of the king of the Cumbrians", in Strathclyde. The name Malcolm or Máel Coluim again caused confusion, some historians later supposing that this
4814-446: The loss of many jobs. The estate has also been the home of Polaroid UK since 1965. This was the largest Polaroid plant outside the US and at its peak it employed about 1800 people. Failing to recognise the impact of digital photography was its downfall and while they still have a presence in Dumbarton, fewer than 100 people are now employed there (mainly in the manufacture of sunglass lenses). The generator supplier Aggreko plc has had
4897-420: The mid 18th century to the early 19th century Dumbarton's main industry was glassmaking . As the glass industry declined the town became a major centre for shipbuilding and remained so well into the 20th century. There were many shipbuilding yards, although a number of them were later absorbed by larger yards. A great many ships were built in the town, the most famous of which is probably the Cutty Sark which
4980-456: The mid to late 20th century. Hiram Walker itself was acquired by Allied Breweries in 1988 to form Allied Distillers, itself becoming part of Allied Domecq before eventually being taken over in 2005 by the French-based alcohol giant Pernod Ricard . The large Dumbarton distillery had been mothballed since 2002 and not long after the Pernod-Ricard takeover the giant red-brick buildings of the Dumbarton ' Ballantine's ' distillery which had dominated
5063-425: The name of Rhydderch's successor, Máel Coluim , now thought to be a son of the Dyfnwal ab Owain who died in Rome, but long confused with the later king of Scots Máel Coluim mac Cináeda . Máel Coluim appears to have been followed by Owen the Bald who is thought to have died at the battle of Carham in 1018. It seems likely that Owen had a successor, although his name is unknown. Some time after 1018 and before 1054,
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#17328013357035146-414: The north of the town have contributed to the decline in Dumbarton's importance to the drink industry. However, part of the J&B bond has found a new life as a film set for television productions such as ' River City , Still Game and Two Doors Down . Ballantine's Whisky became well known for the rather unusual 'security' guards used at their bonded warehouse complex at Dumbuck in Dumbarton; these are
5229-430: The overlordship of this area seem to have been regular events in the 6th to 8th centuries. There are few definite reports of Alt Clut in the remainder of the 7th century, although it is possible that the Irish annals contain entries which may be related to Alt Clut. In the last quarter of the 7th century, a number of battles in Ireland, largely in areas along the Irish Sea coast, are reported where Britons take part. It
5312-432: The period are largely Irish and Welsh, and very few indeed are contemporary with the period between 400 and 600. Irish sources report events in the kingdom of Dumbarton only when they have an Irish link. Excepting the 6th-century jeremiad by Gildas and the poetry attributed to Taliesin and Aneirin —in particular y Gododdin , thought to have been composed in Scotland in the 6th century—Welsh sources generally date from
5395-477: The same as in 2008, with 2tph to Edinburgh and 2tph to Glasgow Central and then onward alternately to Larkhall and Motherwell via Whifflet eastbound and 2tph each to Balloch and Helensburgh westbound. Dumbarton Dumbarton ( / d ʌ m ˈ b ɑːr t ən / ; Scots : Dumbairton , Dumbartoun or Dumbertan ; Scottish Gaelic : Dùn Breatann [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ən̪ˠ] or Dùn Breatainn [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ] , meaning 'fort of
5478-518: The time (as of 1996) was Arthur Carroll, but as of 1997 they have been replaced by CCTV cameras. With the decline of the whisky industry, Dumbarton is becoming more a commuter town for those who work in nearby Glasgow and other locations. The Faslane naval base is a major employer for the area. The Strathleven Industrial Estate near Dumbarton was once the location of several major manufacturers such as Burroughs (Adding Machines) and Westclox . Technology overtook these companies and they closed down with
5561-403: The time of electrification by British Railways in 1961, the North British Railway 's formation from Bowling was abandoned (except a short spur to serve Bowling Oil Terminal), with a short link line between the North British and Caledonian formations being constructed. The North British formation is regained between Dumbarton East and Dumbarton Central station at the site of the junction between
5644-430: The town for over sixty years were earmarked for demolition and redevelopment, the remains of the distillery were demolished throughout January and February 2017. The large bonded warehouse complex to the east of the town and the bottling complex to the north-west were retained. Other whisky-related site closures such as the Inverleven distillery which closed in 1991 and the J&B Scotch Whisky bottling plant and bond in
5727-433: The town, Dumbarton Harp F.C and Dumbarton F.C (Also known as 'Sons of the Rock'). Dumbarton F.C. are the only league club in Dumbarton still in operation, playing in the Scottish Professional Football League at Scottish League Two level. Dumbarton F.C play home games at the Dumbarton Football Stadium (known since 2018 as the C&G Systems Stadium for sponsorship reasons ) adjacent to Dumbarton Rock . They won
5810-527: The two railways. Four trains per hour daily go eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond and a half-hourly service westbound to both Balloch and Helensburgh Central respectively. There are now six departures per hour from here in each direction (Mon-Sat). Westbound trains still run to Balloch and Helensburgh Central, but 2tph terminate at Dumbarton Central. Eastbound trains run to Cumbernauld via Clydebank, Airdrie via Singer and Edinburgh Waverley (express via Clydebank). The Sunday service remains
5893-462: Was a royal burgh between 1222 and 1975. Dumbarton emerged from the 19th century as a centre for shipbuilding , glassmaking , and whisky production. However, these industries have since declined, and Dumbarton today is increasingly a commuter town for Glasgow 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of it. Dumbarton F.C. is the local football club. Dumbarton is home to BBC Scotland 's drama studio. Dumbarton history goes back at least as far as
5976-495: Was built by Scott & Linton , she was one of the final Tea Clippers to be built, and one of the fastest. The ship is the last survivor of its type and can be seen today at dry dock in Greenwich, London . The last major Dumbarton shipyard was William Denny and Brothers which closed in 1963, and the remaining smaller yards followed over the next few decades. Until recently, the old Denny's shipyard tender The Second Snark
6059-469: Was converted into a hotel in the 20th century; more recently it has been permitted to fall into disrepair and its future is currently uncertain. For additional information regarding the Dumbuck estate, including mention of the somewhat bizarre Kosmoid Company that occupied the estate for a short while, refer the article on Andrew Geils. Information on the well known "Dumbuck Crannog" archaeological feature
6142-409: Was defeated by Æthelfrith at the Battle of Degsastan . It is supposed, on rather weak evidence, that Æthelfrith, his successor Edwin and Bernician and Northumbrian kings after them expanded into southern Scotland. Such evidence as there is, such as the conquest of Elmet , the wars in north Wales and with Mercia , would argue for a more southerly focus of Northumbrian activity in the first half of
6225-540: Was developed in 1885 on grounds of the former Levengrove Estate by the Denny and McMillan families who owned shipbuilding companies with yards located adjacent to the Castle, and gifted to the town. A grave site in the park sits as the resting place for the viscera of former Scottish king Robert the Bruce . Removal of these "viscera" for local burial was commonplace at the time, when a person's remains were to be transported
6308-523: Was followed by his son Run of Alt Clut , who was married to Causantín's sister. Eochaid , the result of this marriage, may have been king of Strathclyde, or of the kingdom of Alba . From this time forward, and perhaps from much earlier, the kingdom of Strathclyde was subject to periodic domination by the kings of Alba. However, the earlier idea, that the heirs to the Scots throne ruled Strathclyde, or Cumbria as an appanage , has relatively little support, and
6391-456: Was known as Alcluith, there is a record in Irish chronicles of the death of Guret, rex Alo Cluathe ("king of Clyde Rock"), in AD 658. The fortress of Dumbarton was the stronghold of the kingdom of Alclud, and the centre of Breton power in northern Britain, for more than two centuries from the mid-seventh century, until the Vikings destroyed the fortress after a four-month siege in 870. The loss of
6474-575: Was part of Scotland by 1066, and thus was not recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book . This changed in 1092, when William the Conqueror's son William Rufus invaded the region and incorporated Cumberland into England. The construction of Carlisle Castle began in 1093 on the site of the Roman fort, south of the River Eden . The castle was rebuilt in stone in 1112, with a keep and the city walls. By
6557-475: Was part of a system of decoy fires operated by the RAF that used pyrotechnics to simulate the appearance of the incendiaries dropped by the German pathfinder aircraft, thereby diverting the bombers from their intended targets. 23 bomb craters are still identifiable in the area around the surviving control bunker as evidence of the success of the diversion. The one time village and estate of Dumbuck now lie partly within
6640-418: Was some later settlement by Vikings or Norse–Gaels (see Scandinavian Scotland ) , although to a lesser degree than in neighbouring Galloway . A small number of Anglian place-names show some settlement by Anglo-Saxons from Northumbria . Owing to the series of language changes in the area, it is unclear whether any Gaelic settlement took place before the 11th century. Ptolemy's Geographia –
6723-421: Was soon withdrawn. In addition to these contacts, Roman armies undertook punitive expeditions north of the frontiers. Northern natives also travelled south of the wall, to trade, to raid and to serve in the Roman army. Roman traders may have travelled north, and Roman subsidies, or bribes, were sent to useful tribes and leaders. The extent to which Roman Britain was romanised is debated, and if there are doubts about
6806-451: Was still in use on the Firth of Clyde as a passenger ferry and cruise boat. Denny's was an innovative company that had a reputation for research and development; high-pressure turbines and hull stabilisation were two areas where they were highly respected. They even built an early design of helicopter in 1909 and in their final years they were involved in hovercraft development in the form of
6889-719: Was the later king of Scots Máel Coluim mac Donnchada (Máel Coluim Cenn Mór). It is not known if Malcolm/Máel Coluim ever became "king of the Cumbrians", or, if so, for how long. The Keswick area was conquered by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria in the seventh century, but Northumbria was destroyed by the Vikings in the late ninth. In the early tenth century it became part of Strathclyde; it remained part of Strathclyde until about 1050, when Siward, Earl of Northumbria , conquered that part of Cumbria. Carlisle
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