Dunkeld, Old Prison
Jail (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dunkeld, Old Prison
Classification Jail (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 27166
Site Number NO04SW 13
NGR NO 0229 4255
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/27166
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Dunkeld And Dowally
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO04SW 13 0229 4255.
(NO 0229 4255) Site of Jail (NR)
OS 25" map (1866)
The old prison at Dunkeld was removed c. 1743 when one of the land arches of the bridge was used as a lock-up.
NSA 1845.
There is nothing visible on the ground nor is there any trace to indicate that a bridge formerly existed here.
Visited by OS (SFS) 4 March 1975.
Watching Brief (11 March 2016 - 21 March 2016)
NO 02328 42600 (NO04SW 1) A watching brief was undertaken, 11–21 March 2016, during the planting of 15 trees and installation of an information board at the scheduled monument of Dunkeld Cathedral. The work was carried out in a forested area, crossed by several paths, to the W of the cathedral building. In five pits, concentrations of stone fragments probably relating to landscaping during 19th-century tree planting were recorded.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust
Chris Fyles – Alder Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
