Firth of Clyde from Lyle Hill, Greenock
This evening, I am posting information on the Firth of Clyde in the West of Scotland.
Isle of Arran and Firth of Clyde
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Replica Viking Longboat at Largs, Scotland
TOUR MAY 19th 2016
This morning, I collected guests from Glasgow’s West End and embarked on a tour as follows:
- Clyde Coast, passing through Port Glasgow (with brief stop to view Newark Castle), Greenock, Gourock and Inverkip with a coffee/refreshment stop at Largs Marina. From here we could see the ‘Pencil Monument’ which marks site of the sea battle in 1263 when the Scots finally defeated a Norwegian/Viking force and thereby secured control over the whole of Scotland.
Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Rock, 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’.
