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View of castle. Digital image of DB 160.
SC 798645
Description View of castle. Digital image of DB 160.
Date 18/6/1928
Collection Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 798645
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of DB 160
Scope and Content Dumbarton Castle, West Dunbartonshire, from north-west This view from the north-west, taken in 1928, shows the northern defences of Dumbarton Castle, with the French Prison to the right, used for imprisoning French prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars. Above it is the gable of the magazine (ammunition store). The French Prison still has its cell doors, labelled with the number of prisoners each cell was supposed to hold. The 'One Gun Battery' in the foreground, and the Duke of York's battery above it are typical of the 1730s work, but the muzzle-loading cannon is a 19th-century piece. 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.
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