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Macphie Road, DUMBARTON, G82 3PZ

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.

Campbell Avenue, viewed here from its north-western end, is the highest of the streets in the High Overtoun area of Dumbarton; it is one street above Image The picture was taken from Image; specifically, from the corner that is visible in that photograph. 300 metres further along Campbell Avenue is one of the entrances to the estate surrounding Overtoun House: Image See also Image, a view of the street from there.

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

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.

See Image for further details. The present view is in the opposite direction; the picture was taken from near an entrance to the Overtoun Estate (Image).

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

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

This is the top of Garshake Road, which is seen entering at the lower edge of photo, and which leads steeply uphill towards this point; see: Image The road turning off to the right is Image The other road, in the left of the photo, leads to a waterworks (Image); the notice alongside it is a prohibition against fly-tipping, warning that the area is covered by CCTV. The top of the road is also the starting point for a core path that leads to Square Wood. Use the "Next" link, below, to see the next part of the route. Next: Image

This entrance is located on Image The path through these gates (see Image) leads to Image The fact that Campbell Avenue now cuts across the route disguises the fact that the road on the far side of the gate, and the path that leads uphill to the gate (Image), were originally a single Image The avenue was built in the nineteenth century; it began at a lodge beside the main road (Image), and led uphill, crossing Image to arrive at Image

This is the upper end of the construction site; there will be an entrance here. Click on the end-note title for related pictures. The present image is a view from the junction of Garshake Road (visible in the picture) and Campbell Avenue (Image).