Alison Grant <alison.gr...@memex.com>

I was on the way to Fort William the other day and one of those annoying
wee thoughts popped into my head - namely why is the town called
Dumbarton (with an 'em') but the area is called Dunbartonshire (with an
'en')?

I (originally from Leith, now in East Kilbride) asked my mother
(originally from Coatbridge, now in Leith) and she said she heard the
reason years ago but can't remember! Anybody got a clearer memory than
ma Ma?

Alison
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