Dunbartonshire

Dunbartonshire, or the County of Dumbarton, is a county on the northern banks of the River Clyde in Scotland. It stretches from the Central Lowlands to the southern Scottish Highlands. Its county town and namesake is Dumbarton. Part of the built-up area of Glasgow, Scotland's most populous city, lies in Dunbartonshire, although the vast majority of that is in Lanarkshire to the south. By far, Dunbartonshire's most notable physical landmark is Loch Lomond, which forms part of the border with Stirlingshire.

Dunbartonshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Borders	Argyllshire Lanarkshire Perthshire Renfrewshire Stirlingshire

Geography

Dunbartonshire is one of Scotland's smallest counties, ranking 29th out of 34 with an area of 241 sq mi. It borders Argyllshire to the west across Loch Long, with a short border with Perthshire to the north. To the east, across Loch Lomond and Endrick Water, is Stirlingshire, with Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire lying to the south, with the border with those counties bisecting the Glasgow urban area and the Firth of Clyde.

Administration

As of 2024, several council areas cover the traditional county Dunbartonshire. It lends it name to two of them; East Dunbartonshire Council (which also covers parts of Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire) and West Dunbartonshire Council. The mountainous north-western portion of the county, including much of the western shore of Loch Lomond, is administered by Argyll and Bute Council. In the south-east of the county, Drumchapel, Knightswood, Netherton and Temple form suburban areas of the city of Glasgow (which is mainly in Lanarkshire) and are as such administered by Glasgow City Council.