Dumbarton (/d?mˈb?ːrt?n/; from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Breatann or Dùn Breatainn, meaning 'fort of the Britons' pronounced [t?umˈp?ʲ?ʰt???]) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. Dumbarton was a Royal burgh between 1222 and 1975.
Dumbarton Rock, a volcanic plug, is said to resemble an elephant. The teams nickname 'The Sons' is derived from the phrase 'Sons of The Rock', a term used for those born in the town of Dumbarton.
History. Dumbarton Castle guards the point where the River Leven joins the River Clyde. Its recorded history goes back 1,500 years. Back then, the place was known as Alt Clut ('Rock of the Clyde').
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
|---|
| SNP | Amy Callaghan | 19,672 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 19,523 |
| Conservative | Pam Gosal | 7,455 |
| Labour | Callum McNally | 4,839 |
Council. In modern local government, the county is divided into two council areas of Scotland, namely : East Dunbartonshire, with its administrative headquarters at Kirkintilloch. West Dunbartonshire, with its administrative centre at Dumbarton.
Where is River City filmed? The set is built on the site of old whisky warehouses in Dumbarton. Location shots are sometimes filmed around the city. In times where the drama leaves Shieldinch, picturesque Loch Lomond and surrounding areas have been used previously.
Lanarkshire is an extensive inland county in the south of Scotland, bounded on the north by the counties of Dumbarton and Stirling, on the east by the counties of Linlithgow, Edinburgh and Peebles, on the south by Dumfriesshire, and on the west by the counties of Renfrew, Ayr and Dumfries.
The clansman was filmed on location at a Glasgow Pub named 'The Gimlit' in Ruchill, Glasgow.
Bearsden and Milngavie are generally very safe, and very desirable places to live for higher earners. They are both very safe, if boring and distinctly upper-middle class. Prepare to buy an Audi and/or BMW. Those areas have a strong reputation for being among the most posh/snobby in the region, that's the joke.
It's a nice quiet scenic town, quite posh - good schools, good housing - but not very much to do - you'd need to head into Dumbarton and clydebank for things like cinema, and more well known shops.
KILMACOLM has been ranked one of the best places to live in Scotland according to new research. A Sunday Times study says the Inverclyde village is in the top 10 locations to stay in the country. Kilmacolm made it into the Scottish top 10 and was praised as an attractive commuter village.
Helensburgh has been named as the best place to live by the sea in Scotland by The Times newspaper. The town's Waitrose supermarket, opened in 2013, is cited as a key reason for its attractiveness in today's report, which puts Rhossilli in South Wales at the top of the table for coastal living.
I grew up in Bridge of Weir & my parents still live there. It's a good place to live, schools are good, transport links are good there is a reasonable selection of shops, if it's important to you the GP practice gets a good reputation & it is still a proper community not just a dormitory.
South Ayrshire 16th best place to live. SOUTH Ayrshire has been ranked the 16th best place to live in the UK for the second year. South Ayrshire includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon. It is home to a population of 112,799 (2011 census) and is set in the south west of Scotland.
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation.
