Dumbarton Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town and burgh in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
About Dumbarton
Dùn Breatannis Gaelic for "hill of the Britons" referring to Dumbarton Rock, the crag standing over the Clyde and fortified since ancient times. The Britons spoke a P-Celtic language akin to Welsh; in 840 AD they were driven out by the Vikings and supplanted by the people of Strathclyde, who spoke the Q-Celtic forerunner to modern Gaelic. Shipbuilding and whisky-distilling were the town's traditional trades, and it was the historic county town of Dunbartonshire (note the spelling). It nowadays hosts West Dunbartonshire Council, and is a commuter town for Glasgow and for Faslane navy base ("HMNB Clyde") on Gareloch. It's frankly ugly, a sprawling mess of ill-planned post-war concrete. Anyone who detests Scotland's five planned "New Towns" such as Cumbernauld had better come here and take a
Top Attractions in Dumbarton
Explore the best things to see and do in Dumbarton:
- ★Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank
- ★Dumbarton Castle
- ★Dumbarton FC
- ★Geilston Garden
- ★Levengrove Park
- ★Overtoun House and Gardens
Where to Stay in Dumbarton
- 🏨Abbotsford Hotel
- 🏨Dumbuck Country House Hotel
- 🏨Milton Inn
- 🏨Premier Inn Dumbarton
- 🏨Travelodge Dumbarton
Dumbarton Travel Guide Sections
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