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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
DUMBARTON CASTLE (Continued) [continued from page 41]
delightful prospect, - of which the vale of the Leven, the immense form of Benlomond, the hills of Arrochar, and the expanse of the Clyde are the most attractive objects, The geological character of the rock is basaltic and it is remarkable for possessing in particular parts a strong magnetic property.
Dumbarton Rock was, in all probability, occupied as a stronghold in the time of the Romans, and was, at all events, chosen for the site of a fortress by the aboriginal inhabitants of Scotland, shortly after those invaders had evacuated the country,"
Fullartons Gazetteer,

The Officers' Quarters, Soldiers' Barracks, Armory, and Hospital, &c present a modern appearance.
RIVER CLYDE River Clyde
River Clyde
River Clyde
New Stat: [Statistical] Acount
Fullarton's Gazetteer
County Map
022 Described in Name Sheets of the Adjoining Parishes.

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Plan 22.10 Dumbarton Parish

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