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Visit Dumbarton Castle, Visit Scotland

March 5, 2013 Comments off

Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

This evening, I am focusing on Dumbarton Castle which is located on the Firth of Clyde in S.W. Scotland. This site has a very long history as power base and fortification, possibly dating back about 1600 years when it was the capital of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, a Brythonic (Welsh) speaking  kingdom covering southern Scotland and northern England. In fact Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history as a fortification. The name Dumbarton is derived from the Gaelic  dun breatainn which means ‘Fort of the Britons’.

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Explore Scotland’s Geology, Explore Scotland

March 1, 2013 Comments off

 

Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland

This evening, I am focusing on Scotland’s fascinating and diverse geology.

Over the past 500 million years the land which now comprises Scotland has drifted from a position well south of the equator up across the equator to its current position about 56 degrees north, on roughly the same latitude as Labrador and Moscow. This long journey entailed exposure to submersion by oceans, desert conditions, tropical rain-forests, ice sheets and a physical join (collision) with England & Wales all of which has impacted on landscapes and geology. The approximate chronology is as follows:

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Visit Law Castle, Visit Scotland

October 17, 2011 Comments off
Coat of Arms, Law Castle

Coat of Arms, Law Castle, West Kilbride

This evening, I am posting information on Law Castle in West Kilbride, West of Scotland.  This is one of a cluster of castles within a few miles radius of each other just south of Largs near the Firth of Clyde. Clearly, in the medieval period this was an important and high status area. The other three castles are Portencross, Hunterston and Crosbie. Proximity to the Firth of Clyde shipping and communication lanes was probably an influential consideration.

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