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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 711479
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/711479
NT18SW 4 13040 82924
(NT 1304 8292) Town Hall (NAT)
OS 25" map (1927)
The Town Hall (Inverkeithing) dates from 1770, but the Renaissance bell-tower at the western end, containing in its pediment a representation of the burgh arms, dates from the 17th century.
RCAHMS 1933
The earliest reference to the Townhouse, or Tolbooth at Inverkeithing, occurs about 1550. In 1687, the townhouse being in a deplorable condition the Town Council agreed that it be repaired.
W Stephen 1921
The 1770 Town Hall and the remains of the former Tolbooth are in use as a public building.
Visited by OS (AC) 12 March 1959.
