June 1972 saw the Burgh of Dumbarton celebrate the 750th anniversary of the town’s creation as a Royal burgh.
The good people of the burgh were out in force for a parade through the town and various events were held to mark the occasion.
Dumbarton was created a Royal Burgh by King Alexander II, anxious to encourage trade in the area, but also to bestow a mark of favour on those who had stood between his kingdom and the enemy in the past.
His charter announced he had created a burgh at “his new castle of Dumbarton” and gave the Burgesses of the burgh all the liberties enjoyed by the Burgesses of Edinburgh, allowing them a weekly market on a Wednesday and freeing them from tolls throughout the country.
Only a few years until we celebrate the Octocentenary of the Burgh in 2022. Photos courtesy of West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Cultural Services.
