Dumbarton Castle
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Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet (73 m) high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton.
View of Dumbarton Castle from across the River Clyde
Dumbarton castle in 1800
Dumbarton Castle, 1836 engraving by William Miller after J. M. W. Turner
The Rock dominates much of the skyline in southern Dumbarton
Áedán mac Gabráin
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Áedán mac Gabráin, also written as Aedan, was a king of Dál Riata from c. 574 until c. 609 AD. The kingdom of Dál Riata was situated in modern Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and parts of County Antrim, Ireland. Genealogies record that Áedán was a son of Gabrán mac Domangairt.
Footprint (replica) used in king-making ceremonies, Dunadd