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== Background == | == Background == | ||
Dunbartonshire (or Dumbartonshire) is a county in the west of Scotland, bounded on the north by Perthshire, on the east by the counties of Perth and Stirling, on the south by the Firth of Clyde, and on the west by Argyllshire. Including the detached parishes of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld, it extends towards the east for 12 miles between the counties of Stirling and Lanark and is about 57 miles in length. It varies from 24 to 2 miles in breadth and contains 261 square miles or 167,040 acres. | [[Image:Loch Lomond Map 1800.jpg|thumb|right|200x281px]]Dunbartonshire (or Dumbartonshire) is a county in the west of Scotland, bounded on the north by Perthshire, on the east by the counties of Perth and Stirling, on the south by the Firth of Clyde, and on the west by Argyllshire. Including the detached parishes of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld, it extends towards the east for 12 miles between the counties of Stirling and Lanark and is about 57 miles in length. It varies from 24 to 2 miles in breadth and contains 261 square miles or 167,040 acres. | ||
The county consists of twelve parishes. Dumbarton is the county town and the only royal burgh. There are four [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/B_genealogical_glossary_terms burghs of barony] and several villages. | The county consists of twelve parishes. Dumbarton is the county town and the only royal burgh. There are four [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/B_genealogical_glossary_terms burghs of barony] and several villages. | ||
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== Maps<br> == | == Maps<br> == | ||
Click on the map to see a larger map, then click again on the larger version. Click on the 'Expand' button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map.[[Image:Dunbarton, c. 1845.jpg|thumb|right | Click on the map to see a larger map, then click again on the larger version. Click on the 'Expand' button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map.[[Image:Dunbarton, c. 1845.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
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[[Category:Dunbartonshire]] | [[Category:Dunbartonshire]] | ||