In 1404 Owen Glendower captured it and held a parliament there. Twice it was the last Welsh fortress to surrender, both to the Yorkists in 1468, and to the Parliamentarians during the Civil War in ...

As a fortress Dumbarton Rock has a long and proud ... and a flourishing centre of a Britonnic culture that spoke Old Welsh, or Cumbric - a language now almost entirely forgotten.

The town's name in Welsh is Dinbych-y-pysgod, which translates to 'Little Fortress of the Fish': a name that will make complete sense when you visit the town's small, but busy, harbour.

As a fortress Dumbarton Rock has a long and proud ... and a flourishing centre of a Britonnic culture that spoke Old Welsh, or Cumbric - a language now almost entirely forgotten.