General view from South.
B 39470 CN
Description General view from South.
Catalogue Number B 39470 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 798641
Scope and Content Dumbarton Castle, West Dunbartonshire, from south This view from the south, taken in about 1990, shows Dumbarton Rock. The building in the centre is the Governor's House, with King George's Battery in front of it, and, to the left, more of the 1730s defensive works. There are other defences on the far side of the rock. On the right-hand summit is the magazine (ammunitions store). This view was taken from Langbank, on the south side of the Clyde Estuary. The fortifications on this side of the rock were intended to deter enemy ships from trying to sail up the River Clyde. Dumbarton Rock has probably been a stronghold since ancient times. From the 5th century until 1018 it was the centre of the kingdom of Strathclyde. The present buildings on the rock, however date from the 1730s, when it was fortified to designs by Captain John Romer. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Medium Colour negative
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/719832
Attribution: © RCAHMS
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
