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English: Dumbarton Rock: Bower Battery [This is one of a linked series of articles about Dumbarton Rock.]
The western curtain wall of Dumbarton Castle comes to an end here at Bower Battery, which was subject to reconstruction at the same time as the nearby Spanish Battery (see the previous article in this series). No defensive walls are needed beyond this point, because the north-western corner of the Rock consists of precipitous slopes, which present a challenge even for modern-day climbers (two of whom were beginning an ascent below the Bower Battery when I took this photo). In one of the notes at the end of his book "Dumbarton Castle", Dr I.M.M.MacPhail comments that "Buttock's or Buttocks Bower was the name applied facetiously to the area on the west side of the castle rock, where there were no buildings. In modern times, the more polite 'Bower Battery' referred only to the end of the western rampart" [p186]. The sky-blue buildings in the background are on Sandpoint, near the mouth of the River Leven, while the three tower blocks to their left are at West Bridgend ( https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/928292 ). Previous: 1381499. Next: 1381575. |
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| Author | Lairich Rig |
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