The History and Heritage of West Dunbartonshire

Welcome to the West Dunbartonshire Heritage Weblet where you can discover our rich tapestry of heritage, natural and cultural, through the ages. You can read of kings and kinfolk, castles and cottages, and the industry and inventiveness of days gone by.

The Scottish Maritime Museum

The Denny Tank in Dumbarton has published two new videos. Visitor Services Manager Anne Hoben takes you on a guided tour of the historic site, and the history of the tank is narrated by Jim Tildesley (Company Secretary & Acting Director) and Linda Ross, (Curator). Click on the links below to view the videos.

• Guided Tour of the Denny Tank

• History of the Denny Tank

A new exhibition was launched on 9th April, 2009 at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Dumbarton. This latest event commemorates 

the work of local shipbuilders William Denny and Brothers. On display will be a yard journal donated by Glasgow University and the Denny Jubilee Book which dates back to 1896.

The Denny Brothers were renowned for completing the famous tea clipper the Cutty Sark and as inventors of the Denny helicopter, Denny hovercraft and Denny-Brown stabilisers.

For more information on the Scottish Maritime Museum and the Denny Exhibition, please telephone 01389 763444.

• Click here to visit the Scottish Maritime Museum website.