A view across the River Clyde towards Dumbarton Rock and Castle with the snow capped Ben Lomond, Scotlands most southernly Munro (mountain over 3000ft) dominating the background. The main building which can be seen on the Rock is the Governor’s House with the Guard House just above it. Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland and It overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton, and sits on a plug of volcanic basalt created over 330 million years ago and is 240 ft high. It has played host to the Pict’s, early Brittons, Romans, Viking’s, Mary Queen of Scot’s and Oliver Cromwell, to mention just a few.

From Langbank looking across the River Clyde to the town of Dumbarton with Ben Lomond beyond