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Extract from the Dumbarton Travel Guides:
Founded in the fifth century, today the town of
DUMBARTON
is a brutal concrete sprawl, fulfilling every last clich about postwar planning and architecture. Avoid the town itself and head one mile southeast to
Dumbarton Castle
(April-Sept Mon-Sat 9.30am-6.30pm, Sun 2-6.30pm; Oct-March Mon-Wed & Sat 9.30am-4.30pm, Thurs 9.30am-1pm, Sun 2-4.30pm; 2), which sits atop a twin outcrop of volcanic rock overlooking the Clyde. As a natural site, Dumbarton Rock could not be bettered - surrounded by water on three sides and with commanding views. First founded as a Roman fort, the structure was expanded in the fifth century...
read the whole Dumbarton Travel Guides...
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