Kilmaurs, Main Street, Tolbooth
Pillory (Post Medieval), Tolbooth (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kilmaurs, Main Street, Tolbooth
Classification Pillory (Post Medieval), Tolbooth (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Council House; Irvine Vennel
Canmore ID 42940
Site Number NS44SW 10
NGR NS 41041 41210
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42940
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Kilmaurs (Kilmarnock And Loudoun)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS44SW 10 41041 41210.
(NS 4104 4120) The old Kilmaurs Tolbooth or Council House stands on the corner opposite the Irvine Vennel, and in the centre of the main thoroughfare. Its walls are 3ft thick, and there are two small windows high in the gable. The building is mentioned in 1667 and again in 1743. The steeple was built in 1800.
D McNaught 1912
The tolbooth is a considerably restored building which stands isolated in the main street of Kilmaurs. The clock tower forms the S frontage and a stone bearing the part date '17..' is inserted in the wall. The small block of buildings on the N is modern. A set of jougs is attached to the S wall of the tolbooth.
Visited by OS (JLD) 27 July 1956
No change. In good repair.
Visited by OS (JRL) 24 August 1982.
Removed from list of scheduled ancient monuments, former number 321.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 19 November 1996.
