West Dunbartonshire
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Dumbarton Castle | Garrison fortress | 17-18th C | Historic Scotland | Dumbarton NS398744 |
The site was the centre of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Open to public. | ||
Dunglass Castle | 15th century | Ruin | Private | Bowling NS436734 |
Demolished for building stone 1735. Later house remains on the site. | ||
Balloch Castle | Castellated house | 1809 | West Dunbartonshire Council | Balloch NS390830 |
Ruins of the original medieval castle still remain. |
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Famous quotes containing the word west:
“We were young, we were merry, we were very very wise,
And the door stood open at our feast,
When there passed us a woman with the West in her eyes,
And a man with his back to the East.”
—Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (18611907)