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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMBARTON [parish] | Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton Dunbarton Dunbarton |
New Stat Act. [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer. Originies Pars. [Parochiales] Scotiae. County Map. Sheriff's Return. Old Stat Act. [Statistical Account] Chalmer's Caledonia. |
018 ; 019 ; 022 | "The word Dumbarton or Dunbarton is a corruption of the old name Dunbriton, a compound word which signifies the fort or Castle of the Britons. When a town was built near the walls of the fort, the same name was given to it. It was afterwards applied to the parish and lastly to the County." (New Stat Act. [Statistical Account]) Dumbarton, a parish and royal burgh in Dumbartonshire; bounded on the north by the parishes of Bonhill and Kilmaronock in Dumbartonshire, and those of Drymen and Killearn in Stirlingshire; on the South by the parish of West Kilpatrick and the Firth of Clyde; on the west by the Leven, which separates it from the parish of Cardross, and by the parish of Bonhill; and on the east by the parish of West Kilpatrick and the Shire of Stirling. The southern part of the parish near the Clyde is, with the exception of the singular rock on which the Castle stands, nearly a dead level; but as we recede from the coast it becomes quickly more hilly, and towards the northern extremity, it is almost entirely composed of hill and moor with scarcely any inhabitants. The parish of Dumbarton is in the presbytery of Dumbarton and synod of Glasgow and [continued on page 2] |
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