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'View of the New Bridge and Tolbooth' from 'The Brig of Ayr' by James A Morris, Ayr, 1912.

SC 335699

Description 'View of the New Bridge and Tolbooth' from 'The Brig of Ayr' by James A Morris, Ayr, 1912.

Catalogue Number SC 335699

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AY 1860

Scope and Content Ayr High Tolbooth ('Dungeon Clock'), South Ayrshire Built in 1578, the High Tolbooth replaced one first recorded in 1427. It was altered in the 17th and 18th centuries and then finally demolished in 1825 because it was falling down. The north tower had two prison cells and a forestair for executions. It was built in 1722 using masonry from St John's Church and a nearby Cromwellian fort. In 1785 Robert Adam planned to alter it because it was part of the view across New Bridge. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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