Dunbartonshire () or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county,

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and

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in the west

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lying to the north of the

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. Dunbartonshire borders

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to the north,

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to the east,

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and

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to the south, and

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to the west. The county covered a similar area to the

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and later

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of Lennox. The historic county gives its name to two of Scotland's modern

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s, being

East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire (; , ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders Glasgow City Council Area to the south, North Lanarkshire to the east, Stirling (council area), Stirling to the north, and West Dunbartonshire to the west. East ...

and

West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire (; , ) is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland, local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the north-west of the Glasgow City council area and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. ...

Name

The town name "

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

" comes from the

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meaning "fort of the

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". Historically, the spelling of the county town and the county were not standardised. By the 18th century the names "County of Dunbarton" and "County of Dumbarton" were used interchangeably. The n in "Dunbarton" represents the etymology "fort"; the "m" in "Dumbarton" reflects a pronunciation with assimilation of to the labial , due to the influence of the neighbouring labial sound. Different county bodies used the two spellings: the Dunbarton County Constabulary were formed in 1857 by the

Commissioners of Supply Commissioners of Supply were local administrative bodies in Scotland from 1667 to 1930. Originally established in each sheriffdom to collect tax, they later took on much of the responsibility for the local government of the counties of Scotland. ...

for the County of Dunbarton. In 1890 elected county councils were established under the

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 ( 52 & 53 Vict. c. 50) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland. In this it fol ...

, which referred to the area as the "County of Dumbarton". However, one of the county council's first acts was to adopt an official seal, for which it chose to use the spelling "Dunbarton", with an "n", as being closer to the name's etymology, despite protests from some residents who maintained that the spelling with an "m" was better established in general usage. The town of Dumbarton continued to use the spelling with an "m". Statutory recognition of the spelling with an "n" being used for the county came with the

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( 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 43).

History

Dunbartonshire's origins as a

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(the area administered by a

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) are obscure, but it had become a shire by the end of the twelfth century. The shire of Dumbarton was initially similar in area to the earldom of Lennox, covering an area north of the

and around

Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; ) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault (HBF), often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.Tom Weir. ''The Scottish Lochs''. pp. 33-43. Published by ...

. In the thirteenth century an area north-east of Loch Lomond was transferred to

, whilst the two parishes of

Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch (; ; ) is a town and a Burgh of Barony (The Baron of Kirkintilloch) in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about northeast of central Glasgow. Historically ...

and

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld (; ) is a large town in the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, most-populous locality in Scotl ...

were transferred from Stirlingshire to Dunbartonshire, despite not adjoining the rest of the county. The changes were reversed in 1504, when Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld were restored to Stirlingshire and the area north-east of Loch Lomond came back to Dunbartonshire, but the change was short-lived, being reverted again in 1509. Dumbarton Sheriff Court - geograph

were established in 1667 to act as the main administrative body for the shire outside the

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. Elected county councils were established in 1890 under the

, taking most of the functions of the commissioners (which were eventually abolished in 1930). The burgh of

was deemed capable of managing its own affairs and so was excluded from the administrative area of the county council, although the county council still chose to base itself in that town. The county council held its first meeting on 22 May 1890 at the County Buildings (which also served as the sheriff court) on Church Street in Dumbarton. The 1889 act also led to a review of boundaries; in the case of Dunbartonshire the parish of

New Kilpatrick New Kilpatrick, (also known as East Kilpatrick or Easter Kilpatrick) is an ecclesiastical Parish and former Civil Parish in Dunbartonshire. It was formed in 1649 from the eastern half of the parish of Kilpatrick (also known as Kirkpatrick), the ...

had previously straddled Dunbartonshire and

, with the town of

Milngavie Milngavie ( ; ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden. Milngavie is a commuter t ...

being in the part of the parish in Stirlingshire. The parish was brought entirely within Dunbartonshire on 15 May 1891. Reforms to local government in 1930 saw the burgh of Dumbarton brought within the administrative area of the county council. The county council was based at the old county buildings at the sheriff court until 1965, when it moved to new County Buildings on Garshake Road in Dumbarton. The new building was formally opened by

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, accompanied by the

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, on 28 June 1965 during a royal visit to the area. Dunbartonshire was abolished for local government purposes in 1975 under the

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, becoming part of the large

Strathclyde Strathclyde ( in Welsh language, Welsh; in Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic, meaning 'strath

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of the River Clyde') was one of nine former Local government in Scotland, local government Regions and districts of Scotland, regions of Scotland cre ...

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. Strathclyde was divided into nineteen

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, with Dunbartonshire being divided between

, Bearsden and Milngavie,

Clydebank Clydebank () is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Milton beyond) to the w ...

, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Strathkelvin Districts. The combined area of these five districts continued to be used as a

. Local government in Scotland was reorganised again in 1996, with the regions and districts abolished and replaced with unitary

s. Two of the new council areas include Dunbartonshire in their name. Since 1996 the area of the pre-1975 county of Dunbartonshire has been split between four

s: *

Council, with its administrative headquarters at

(also includes parts of the pre-1975 counties of Stirlingshire and Lanarkshire). *

Council, with its administrative centre at

. *

Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (; , ) is one of 32 unitary authority, unitary council areas of Scotland, council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod ...

Council (which took over the Helensburgh and Lomond part of Dumbarton District). *

North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns, and villages. It also borders East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk (co ...

(for the

area). The Dunbartonshire lieutenancy area continues to be defined in terms of the five districts that existed between 1975 and 1996, with the only change made to the lieutenancy areas at the time of the 1996 local government reorganisation being that the Chryston area of Strathkelvin district was transferred to the

lieutenancy. The historic boundaries of Dunbartonshire are still used for land registration purposes, being a

Geography

The northern half of the county is sparsely populated and dominated by

(now part of

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park () is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills. It was the first of the national parks of Scotland, two nati ...

), which it shares with Stirlingshire. There are many islands in the loch which form part of the county, the most notable being Island I Vow, Tarbet Isle, Inchlonaig, Inchconnachan, Inchmoan,

Inchtavannach Inchtavannach (; ), is one of the larger islands in Loch Lomond.Garnett, T. (1800). ''Observations on a Tour of the Highlands'' ... London. V.1. p. 38. Geography Inchtavannach faces the settlement of Aldochlay. Bandry Bay separates the islan ...

, Fraoch Eilean, Inchgalbraith, Torrinch, Creinch,

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and Aber Isle. The much smaller Geal Loch, Lochan Beinn Damhain, Lochan Strath Dubh-uisge, and Loch Sloy can also be found here. The area is also home to Ben Vorlich, the highest point of Dunbartonshire at 943 m (3,094 ft) and the 229th tallest mountain in Scotland. South-western Dunbartonshire has a long coastline along

Loch Long Loch Long is a body of water in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The sea loch extends from the Firth of Clyde at its southwestern end, to the Arrochar Alps at the head of the loch. It measures approximately in length, with a wi ...

, culminating in the Rosneath peninsula which is separated from the main body of the county by

Gare Loch The Gare Loch or Gareloch () is an open sea loch in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland, and it bears a similar name to the village of Gairloch in the north west Highlands. The loch is well used for sailing, recreational boating, list of ...

. Both of these lead into the

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which forms the southern border. The area east of the river Leven is dominated geographically by the Kilpatrick Hills which also contains a number of small lochs and reservoirs. In the far south-east the county encompasses a portion of the

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conurbation. The Cumbernauld exclave is largely flat and heavily urbanised.

Boundaries and the Cumbernauld exclave

The county retained a large

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situated east of the main part of the county despite the boundary changes in the 1890s elsewhere in Scotland, consisting of the

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es of

and

, between

and

. This area had originally been part of Stirlingshire, but had been annexed to Dunbarton in the reign of David II at the request of Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown, the owner of the land, who was also

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. The exclave was dealt with in 19th century legislation as greater administrative duties were given to the counties. The Police (Scotland) Act 1857 established police forces throughout Scotland. Section 70 of the act allowed for the parishes to be transferred to the jurisdiction of either

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on resolution of two-thirds of the

for the County of Dumbarton. Similar provisions allowing for the transfer of the area for all purposes were included in the County General Assessment (Scotland) Act 1868. No such resolution was made, and the two parishes remained in Dunbartonshire. Section 40 of the Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act 1878 ( 41 & 42 Vict. c. 51) provided that for the purposes of that act all detached parts of counties should be placed in the county by which they were surrounded, or with which they had the longest boundary. Accordingly,

and

came under the control of the Stirlingshire Road Board. It was originally anticipated that the area would be transferred to Stirlingshire for all other purposes by the boundary commissioners proposed by the Local Government Bill of 1889. However, a clause was inserted in the bill that stated "the parishes of Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, including the

burgh A burgh ( ) is an Autonomy, autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots language, Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when David I of Scotland, King David I created ...

s and police burghs situate therein, shall for the purposes of this Act, be considered as forming part of the county of Dumbarton". The clause was vigorously opposed by the Stirlingshire Commissioners of Supply as they had incurred considerable expense in maintaining the roads of the two parishes. The Act as passed provided that the Dunbartonshire County Council was to financially compensate Stirlingshire on the transfer of road powers.Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 1889 (c. 50) s.40

Transport

The

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runs through the county connecting Glasgow to

Oban Oban ( ; meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William, Highland, Fort William. During the tourist seaso ...

and Fort William and is popular with tourist due to its scenic view of the Highlands. The North Clyde line serves the towns of the Vale of Leven, and many suburban and commuter lines serve those parts of Dunbartonshire that form part of the Glasgow conurbation. Two lines run west–east through the Cumbernauld exclave, linking this area to Glasgow and Falkirk. Various ferries criss-cross Loch Lomond, linking some of the towns along its banks. The Rosneath peninsula is connected by a ferry from Kilcreggan to

Gourock Gourock ( ; ) is a town in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a resort town, seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde. Its ma ...

in Renfrewshire.

Settlements

Towns

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* Balloch *

Helensburgh Helensburgh ( ; ) is a town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, situated at the mouth of the Gareloch. Historically in Dunbartonshire, it became part of Argyll and Bute following local government reorganisation in 1996. Histo ...

File:Colquhoun_Square,_showing_plinths_for_the_Outdoor_Museum.jpg, Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh File:Dumbarton High Street - geograph.org.uk - 366277.jpg, Dumbarton town centre

Villages and hamlets

* Aldochlay * Ardlui * Ardpeaton * Arrochar * Auchenvennel * Bellsmyre * Blairglas * Blairvadach *

Bonhill Bonhill (; ) is a town in the Vale of Leven area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is sited on the Eastern bank of the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven, on the opposite bank from the larger town of Alexandria, Scotland, Alexandria. ...

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* Caldarvan * Cardross *

Clynder Clynder is a Hamlet (place), place on the western shore of the Gare Loch, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Historically in the Dunbartonshire, County of Dunbarton, Clynder is one of a string of small settlements on the Rosneath Peninsula. It is almost ...

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* Craigendoran * Croftamie * Dalreoch * Dumfin * Edentaggart * Garelochhead * Gartocharn * Hardgate * Inverbeg *

Inveruglas Inveruglas () is a hamlet on the west shore of Loch Lomond, fairly near the north end of the loch and is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It is situated on the A82 road (Great Britain), A82 trunk road, connecting Glasgow t ...

* Jamestown * Kilcreggan *

Luss Luss (, 'herb') is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. History Historically in the County of Dunbarton, its original name is ''Clacha ...

* Milton * Old Kilpatrick * Portincaple * Portkil * Rahane * Renton * Rhu *

Rosneath Rosneath () is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch, northwest of the tip of the Rosneath Peninsula. It is about by road from the village of Kilcreggan, which is sited on the southern shore ...

* Shandon * Shantron * Stuckgowan * Tarbet File:Church, Bonhill - geograph.org.uk - 1479526.jpg, Bonhill File:Kilcreggan in winter.jpg, Kilcreggan File:Colourful cottages at Luss - geograph.org.uk - 1358192.jpg, Luss File:Rhu Parish Church.jpg, Rhu

Glasgow conurbation

Bearsden Bearsden ( ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the Glasgow city centre, city centre. The Roman Empire, Roman Antonine Wall runs through the town, and the remains of ...

* Blairdardie *

* Dalmuir *

Drumchapel Drumchapel (), known locally as 'The Drum', is a district in the north-west of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It borders Bearsden (in East Dunbartonshire) to the north-east and Drumry (part of Clydebank, in West Dunbartonshire) to the south-wes ...

Drumry Drumry is a district in the Scotland, Scottish town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, split into North and South Drumry by its main thoroughfare, Drumry Road. Some of the housing, including five tower blocks, was refurbished in the early 2010s. ...

Duntocher Duntocher (Scottish Gaelic: ''Dùn Tòchair'' or ''Druim Tòchair'') is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It has an estimated population of 6,850. The etymology of the name of the village indicates that its name means "the fort on the ...

* Faifley * Kilpatrick *

Knightswood Knightswood is a suburban district in the West End Of Glasgow, containing three areas: Knightswood North or High Knightswood, Knightswood South or Low Knightswood, and Knightswood Park. It has a golf course and park, and good transport links wit ...

* Linnvale *

* Netherton * Old Drumchapel *

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* Whitecrook File:Clydebank Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 429807.jpg, Clydebank Town Hall File:NewKilpatrickParishChurch.JPG, New Kilpatrick Parish Church, Bearsden

Cumbernauld exclave

* Abronhill * Auchinstarry * Balloch * Blackwood * Carbrain * Craigmarloch * Croy *

* Dullatur * Greenfaulds * Kildrum *

Lenzie Lenzie () is a small affluent town by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Dunbartonshire in Scotland. It is about north-east of Glasgow city centre and south of Kirkintilloch. At ...

* Lenziemill * Merkland * Seafar * Smithstone * Twechar File:South Carbrain.jpg, Carbrain File:Cumbernauld Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 207206.jpg, Cumbernauld File:Kirkintilloch01.jpg, Kirkintilloch

Civil parishes

* Arrochar *

* Cardross * Craigrownie *

* Dalreoch *

* Kilmaronock *

* Old Kilpatrick * Renton * Rhu *

* Rossdhu

Military connections

During the expansion of the

Volunteer Force The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a Social movement, popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increa ...

, the military presence in Dunbartonshire was widely expanded.

References

Bibliography

"The Book of Dumbartonshire"
J. Scott Keltie in ''Macmillan's Magazine'', Vol. LXII, May to Oct., 1880, pp. 33–42 * ''A Short History of Dumbartonshire'' I.M.M. MacPhail {{Scotland counties Counties of Scotland Lieutenancy areas of Scotland Counties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)