Archaeology Notes

Event ID 701970

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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(NS 5966 6490) Tolbooth Steeple (NR)

OS 25" map, (1954)

Glasgow Tolbooth was erected on the site of its predecessor in 1626. Vacated in 1814, the main building was shortly afterwards removed, but the original steeple still remains. It was repaired at considerable cost in 1842 (Gordon 1872).

R Renwick 1908; A Gordon 1872.

The steeple is still standing in a good state of repair.

Visited by OS (WMJ) 5 September 1951.