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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 708554
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/708554
NS99SW 2 91193 91894
The remains of the Tolbooth, Clackmannan, which stands in the main street, consist of the west gable and bell-tower. The architectural detail is suggestive of the 17th century, and this is consistent with the fact that, prior to the passing of an Act of Parliament on 5th June 1592, Clackmannan had no Tolbooth, courts of justice being held at the Burgh Cross.
RCAHMS 1933.
The Tolbooth of Clackmannan was erected in AD 1592, and remained the County gaol for 200 years.
T C Gordon 1936.
The tower and western gable of the Tolbooth are still standing in a good state of repair, having been recently renovated externally by order of the Town Council. Visited by OS (W M J) 5 July 1950. The roof structure was renewed in 2002 and a temporary covering applied. At the same time a protective fence was erected around the monument.
(NS 9111 9189) Tolbooth (remains of) (NR)
OS 25"map, (1961)
Constructed some time after 1591, by 1795 the Tolbooth had become'a heap of ruins', although the sheriff sometimes held his courts there. Surviving remains comprise only the west tower and the gable of the adjacent hall-block.
Acts Parl Scot 1814-75; OSA 1795; G Stell 1981.
