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Dumbarton Castle

castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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Dumbarton Castle

Summary

Dumbarton Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dumbarton Castle is located in West Dunbartonshire[3].
  • Dumbarton Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Dumbarton Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Dumbarton Castle's instance of is recorded as contour fort[6].
  • Dumbarton Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[7].
  • Dumbarton Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[8].
  • Dumbarton Castle's Commons category is recorded as Dumbarton Castle[9].
  • Dumbarton Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.936, 'lon': -4.5628}[10].
  • Dumbarton Castle's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Dumbarton Rock[11].
  • Dumbarton Castle's significant event is recorded as Siege of Dumbarton[12].
  • Dumbarton Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/dumbarton-castle/[13].
  • Dumbarton Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[14].
  • Dumbarton Castle's heritage designation is recorded as part of a Scheduled Monument[15].
  • Dumbarton Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as West Dunbartonshire[16].
  • Dumbarton Castle's historic county is recorded as Dunbartonshire[17].

Body

Geography

Dumbarton Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in West Dunbartonshire[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[5] and contour fort[6]. Dumbarton Castle's heritage designation is recorded as part of a Scheduled Monument[15].

History and Context

Dumbarton Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[7].

Why It Matters

Dumbarton Castle ranks in the top 3% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Owned by → Historic Environment Scotland
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30699|batch #30699]]: Dumbarton Castle Siege of Dumbarton"
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