This morning, I collected guests arriving on early flight at Glasgow Airport. We then proceeded as follows:
Loch Lomond Arms, Luss, Scotland
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’.
Boat Trips from Balloch, Loch Lomond, Scotland
This evening, I am focusing on the small town of Balloch on the southern tip of Loch Lomond and straddles the River Leven where is exits the loch. The name has Gaelic origins and means a pass. Population is about 6,000.
