Milton (West Dunbartonshire)

Milton (historiquement Milton de Colquhoun) est un village dans le West Dunbartonshire, en Écosse. Le village se trouve à environ 2 km à l'est de Dumbarton, sur la route A82 entre Glasgow et Loch Lomond. Il y avait auparavant une école primaire. Elle se trouvait dans un bâtiment maintenant désaffecté, situé sur la route d'Overtoun. La seconde école était située sur la route principale, elle est restée ouverte jusque dans les années 2000. Un centre de sauvetage des animaux est également présent. On y trouve également les carrières de Dumbuck, qui ont morcelé une bonne partie de la colline de Dumbuck. Une ligne de chemin de fer passe également dans le village, mais aucune gare n'a jamais été construite. Un des centres d'intérêt du village était la maison de Jackie Stewart, le pilote de course. Sa famille a tenu le "Dumbuck Garage" dans le village. Ian Napier, un as de l'aviation, est également natif du village.

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Milton, West Dunbartonshire

Milton (historically Milton of Colquhoun) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies about one mile (two kilometres) east of Dumbarton, on the A82 Glasgow-Loch Lomond road and below the Overtoun Bridge. It previously had a primary school, closed in 2004. The first school was in what is now quite an old building on the road to Overtoun. The second school building was on the main road, it was still open in the early 2000s. Milton also has an SSPCA animal rescue centre. It also includes Dumbuck Quarry, which has removed a large part of Dumbuck Hill. The North Clyde Line railway runs past the village, but it has never had a station – the closest are about one mile (two kilometres) away, at Dumbarton East to the west and Bowling to the east. Its main claim to fame is that it was the home of Jackie Stewart, the racing driver. His family ran the Dumbuck Garage in the village. Another native is Ian Napier, the fighter ace. Milton House is an 18th-century mansion located on Milton Brae to the north of the village. It is a Category B listed building.

Loch Bowie

Loch Bowie is a small freshwater loch located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Dunglass Castle

Dunglass Castle, situated in West Dunbartonshire on a rocky cliff overlooking the River Clyde, is a 14th-century ruinous castle. It was designated as a Category B listed building in 1971. It has been graded at high risk by the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. On its grounds stands the obelisk memorial to Henry Bell, an early steamship pioneer.

Bowling, West Dunbartonshire

Bowling (Scots: Bowlin, Scottish Gaelic: Bolan) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of 740 (2015). It lies on the north bank of the Firth of Clyde, between the towns of Clydebank and Dumbarton. It is 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) west of Old Kilpatrick which is at one end of the Antonine Wall and therefore represents the extreme limit of the Roman Empire on the west coast of the island of Great Britain.

Bowling railway station

Bowling railway station serves the village of Bowling in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. This station is on the North Clyde Line, between Kilpatrick and Dumbarton East, 12 miles 70 chains (20.7 km) from Glasgow Queen Street measured via Maryhill. The station is managed by ScotRail who provide all train services.