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Dunbartonshire/Dumbartonshire (Dumbarton, Clydebank, Cumbernauld,
Helensburgh, Alexandria, Kirkintilloch)
Dunbartonshire occupies the north bank
of the Firth of Clyde extending from Glasgow's suburbs westwards to
Argyll. In the 19th Century the County had a detached portion
including Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld.
The county also embraced Clydebank,
Helensburgh, Bearsden and Milngavie. Although the county, as a
whole, was heavily dependent on agriculture, there was an important
shipbuilding industry linked to those areas bordering the Clyde.
The famous teaclipper, the Cutty Sark,
was built at Dumbarton, designed by Scott & Linton and completed by
William Denny & Son after the former company went bankrupt in 1869.
The John Brown Shipyard, where both
"Queens" were built at Clydebank also fell within the old county
boundaries. Following the local government chages, the old parishes
of Arrochar, Luss, Rhu (Row) and Roseneath now fall within the
Argyll & Bute Council area.
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