View NNW across River Clyde to Dumbarton Castle on the twin peaks of a volcanic plug: an ancient stronghold of the Strathclyde Britons.

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View NNW across the River Clyde to Dumbarton Castle on the twin peaks of a volcanic plug. A stronghold of the Early Medieval Strathclyde Britons, Clyde Rock became a royal castle in Medieval times, later serving as a military base & prison. It was used as an artillery fort up to WWII.

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Size: 3805px × 5203px
Location: Dumbarton Rock, Firth of Clyde, Dumbarton, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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