
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dumbarton as Chapel (17th Century), Hospital (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dumbarton is associated with St. Kentigern, a 6th-century Scottish saint linked to the founding of Glasgow and venerated for protection and healing. The site may have been part of a broader tradition of holy wells and chapels used for pilgrimage and ritual cleansing in medieval Scotland.
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Places near here
Dumbarton, Castle Street, Napier MausoleumMausoleum (period Unassigned) · 13 yd
Dumbarton, High Street, Riverside Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 37 yd
Dumbarton, Church Street, Burgh HallTown Hall (19th Century) · 85 yd
Dumbarton DistilleryDistillery (20th Century) · 90 yd
Dumbarton, Castle StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 194 yd
Dumbarton, Riverside LaneNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 218 yd
Scottish Maritime MuseumHeritage attraction · 269 yd
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War MemorialMemorial · 827 yd
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