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McLeod Road, DUMBARTON, G82 3LB

This path is a remnant of an Image that was built in the nineteenth century. The path leads from Image to one of the entrances of the present-day Overtoun Estate (Image), and forms part of two circular walks, namely, The Crags Circular Path and Overtoun House Circular Path. For a view from further along the path, see Image

To the left of the furthest visible part of the road, work was taking place on New Dumbarton Cemetery: Image

The view is similar to Image, taken earlier in the year (though a different year); note the large Butterbur leaves to the right of the path.

This photograph was taken just a little further along the path that is shown in Image; see that item for further information. Visible not far ahead, in the present photograph, are the backs of some of the houses on Image There is an extensive patch of Butterbur on the right; the leaves are much larger when fully grown. This path is a remnant of an Image that was built in the nineteenth century.

The photo was taken from the top of the road; see: Image For comments on the history and meaning of the name Garshake, see Image

The photograph was taken from Garshake Road, which is visible in the foreground, and which forms the boundary of Bellsmyre on this side. The street comes to a dead end about 150 metres from this junction, but a Image begins there. The name Garshake, associated with this area, is fairly old. For example, the Pont/Blaeu map of the Lennox (surveyed 1580s-90s) shows "Garshoak" here, next to "Ouertoun". The area of housing on the other side of Garshake Road, behind the photographer's viewpoint, is called High Overtoun. Image is nearby. The name Garshake was recorded in the form "Gartschavok" in 1466. It is thought to mean "gart (field or enclosure) of the hawk (Gael. 'seabhog')" [Simon Taylor in "Changing Identities, Ancient Roots"]. - - • - - On a very different note, I will relate here an incident from around the 1990s: the occupant of one of the houses in this area had workmen in to replace his living-room window (a large, front-facing, downstairs window) and his bathroom window (upstairs). I saw for myself the new living-room window that they had installed: it was a huge pane of frosted glass. I did not get to see the new bathroom window, but (as the owner explained) it was of clear glass. It would take an astonishing level of stupidity to carry out this work without suspecting that something was amiss; to me, it seems more likely that this was an example of "malicious compliance", the workmen following accidentally-garbled instructions, perhaps in the hope that they could get away with charging extra to set things right.

The path branches off from a Image (itself part of an old avenue leading to Image). It branches off at a point lower than the one from which that picture was taken. The path shown here in fact leads to Stuart Road, Fraser Avenue, Campbell Terrace, and other streets joined to the southern half of Campbell Avenue; the title merely refers to the nearest of them.

High Overtoun is an area of Dumbarton. This photograph was taken from the junction with Garshake Road.

The cemetery had been open for almost a year when this wintry picture from Garshake Road was taken, shortly before sunset. It shows the lower of the two entrances to the cemetery.

The picture was taken from outside the site. Construction was still taking place, but the lower entrance and its shelter, shown here, appeared to be almost complete.