Standing Building Recording

Date 29 October 2009 - 30 October 2009

Event ID 633256

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/633256

NR 71963 20440 A Level 1–2 historic building survey was undertaken on the Old Courthouse in October 2009. The work aimed to determine the significance of the building prior to its possible renovation. The building dates from at least the mid-18th century and consists of two ranges, to the N and S, connected by two smaller side ranges. The building, after a period of dereliction, was purchased by the Town Council and used as a courthouse and jail until 1868, when the Courthouse moved to new premises. It served a variety of functions throughout the late 19th and 20th century, but has lain derelict since the early 1990s and is now in a very poor condition. The survey included photographic and written recording and the production of a basic floor plan.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended)

Funder: Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust

Diana Sproat – AOC Archaeology Group

Information also from Oasis (aocarcha1-75302) 17 November 2011