Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Cardross within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Cardross.-- par. and vil. with ry. sta., on Firth of Clyde, in co. and 3½ miles NW. of Dumbarton, 8264 ac., pop. 9365; P.O.; between the vil. and Dumbarton formerly stood the old Castle of Cardross, where King Robert Bruce died, June 7,1329. A pillar-bank in the Clyde shows fixed light seen 4 miles.