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<p> The county town of Dumbartonshire, and a royal burgh, at the mouth of the Leven, on the Clyde, 15 m. from Glasgow; shipbuilding the chief industry; it was the capital of the kingdom of Strathclyde; adjoining is a castle of historic interest, 250 ft. high, kept up as a military fortress; the county, which is fertile, and was originally part of Lennox, is traversed by the Leven, with its bleach-fields and factories. </p> | <p> The county town of Dumbartonshire, and a royal burgh, at the mouth of the Leven, on the Clyde, 15 m. from Glasgow; shipbuilding the chief industry; it was the capital of the kingdom of Strathclyde; adjoining is a castle of historic interest, 250 ft. high, kept up as a military fortress; the county, which is fertile, and was originally part of Lennox, is traversed by the Leven, with its bleach-fields and factories. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72346"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/dumbarton Dumbarton from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72346"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/dumbarton Dumbarton from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 15 October 2021
Dumbarton [1]
The county town of Dumbartonshire, and a royal burgh, at the mouth of the Leven, on the Clyde, 15 m. from Glasgow; shipbuilding the chief industry; it was the capital of the kingdom of Strathclyde; adjoining is a castle of historic interest, 250 ft. high, kept up as a military fortress; the county, which is fertile, and was originally part of Lennox, is traversed by the Leven, with its bleach-fields and factories.
