Ayr, Wellington Square, Prison
Prison (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Ayr, Wellington Square, Prison
Classification Prison (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Canmore ID 202838
Site Number NS32SW 510
NGR NS 33297 21768
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202838
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Scottish Records Office
Description of Ayr Prison contained in a report on the condition of prison and prisoners.
The building was erected between 1722 and 1726.
1812
GD142/47.
Edinburgh Evening Courant, Robert Wallace
Ayr, Jail - adertisement for tenders, June 9 1817
(Undated) information in NMRS.
The Prison in Wellington Square is depicted on the OS 2nd Edition map (Ayrshire, sheet XXXIII, 1896). It has since been demolished.
Information from RCAHMS (TIC), November 2001.
