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DUMBARTON, G82 4HQ

This building is located alongside Renton Road, at the entrance of a driveway leading to Image, which was built in 1866-68 for John Aiken (see that link for further details). For further information about the gate and gatepiers that are shown in this photograph, see the listed building report: http://portal.historic-scotland.gov.uk/designation/LB1163 (at Historic Environment Scotland). However, one correction should be made to what is said there: the first owner was John Aiken (the correct spelling of the surname); James, named in that report, was his eldest son.

The signposts to the left of the road indicate the Image, and of footpaths to Cardross and Hawthornhill. See also Image, looking back towards this junction.

The short section of the Kipperoch Road shown here is part of two core paths to Dalmoak, one from Cardross, the other from Hawthornhill. Ahead, both routes end at the main road: Image A large building is visible to the left, beyond the end of the path; it is part of Dalmoak Farm (Image). In the distant background, directly beyond the far end of the path, are the Lang Craigs, the escarpment of the Kilpatrick Hills: Image For a view of the same section of road in the opposite direction, see Image, which shows where the two distinct routes divide.

View northward, from the bus stop south of the stream which flows eastward to join the River Leven near Dumbarton.

The farm, known locally as Young's Farm, is shown in Image / Image / Image, the last of these having been taken on the same occasion as the present picture.

This photo was taken from the point where the road branches off from the A812: Image (Compare Image, a view in the opposite direction over the same section of road as shown in the present photograph.) A wooden signpost can be seen at the point where the road forks. For the Kipperoch Road, which continues straight ahead, the sign says "Footpath to Cardross 4 km". For the other track that branches off to the left, the sign says "Footpath to Hawthornhill 1 km". For the first part of that route, see Image

Junction with the A812 just south of Dalmoak Farm.

The Whiteleys Burn is on the left. Wild Garlic is growing beside the path. Not far ahead, this route meets the Kipperoch Road. The junction is shown, from the other side, in Image The same part of the route is shown, but in the opposite direction, and in a different season, in Image

This is the start of the path that is shown branching off to the left in Image The frozen Whiteleys Burn is on the right. For a view in the opposite direction, in a different season, see Image For the next part of the route, see Image

The photo was taken from the roadside, near Dalmoak Lodge; see also Image For further information, see Image At roughly the point from which this picture was taken, there is an OS benchmark on top of the stone wall which runs between the pavement and this field; I didn't get around to uploading a picture of it.