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Dollar, 1-5 Academy Place

Hall Of Residence (Modern)

Site Name Dollar, 1-5 Academy Place

Classification Hall Of Residence (Modern)

Alternative Name(s) Dollar Academy, Mcnabb House And Tait House Boys' Boarding Houses

Canmore ID 219161

Site Number NS99NE 65

NGR NS 96251 98167

NGR Description Centred on NS 96251 98167

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/219161

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Clackmannan
  • Parish Dollar
  • Former Region Central
  • Former District Clackmannan
  • Former County Clackmannanshire

Architecture Notes

NS99NE 65 centred on 96251 98167

Houses used as dormitaries for boarding pupils.

For 2-6 Academy Place, see NS99NE 60, 171, 172

NMRS REFERENCE:

Architect: William Playfair

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Scottish Record Office:

CS96/212 Minute Book of the Trustees of Captain McNab's legacy, 1818-24

The Dollar Institurtion. Houses for teachers. The original plan is to build 4 houses on each side of a street running from the principal buildings to the Burn of Dollar. Additional rooms are added to each of 3 boarding houses in 1823, and in 1824 it is agreed to build 2 more houses.

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