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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 704885
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/704885
NS70NE 21 78090 09913.
(NS 7808 0990) Sanquhar Tolbooth was built in 1735 on the site of its predecessor. Stone from Sanquhar Castle (NS70NE 3) was used mainly in its construction. A set of jougs is affixed to the wall, by the side of the prison door.
W Wilson 1904; RCAHMS 1920, visited 1919
Sanquhar Tolbooth, a two-storey building in a good condition and now used as a museum. The jougs have now been removed and there is no obvious evidence of the building stone from Sanquhar Castle.
Visited by OS (BS) 6 April 1978
