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Ayr, Laigh Tolbooth
Tolbooth (Medieval)
Site Name Ayr, Laigh Tolbooth
Classification Tolbooth (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Old Tolbooth
Canmore ID 41784
Site Number NS32SW 17
NGR NS 3379 2199
NGR Description Centred on NS 3379 2199
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41784
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32SW 17 3379 2199.
(NS 3379 2199) Laigh Tolbooth (NR) (Site of)
OS 25" map (1961)
The Old or Laigh Tolbooth stood at the corner of Newmarket Street, on a site now marked by an island of modern buildings. It appears to have become disused about the end of the 16th century and its remains were removed in 1810. Sir William Wallace, is said to have been imprisoned here; a stone head, supposed to represent him, adorned the front of the old building (c/f NS32SW 13 & NS32SW 51).
W Dodd 1972; J H Pagan 1897; J Stillie 1864
As stated, a block of modern buildings occupies the site of this Tolbooth. A plaque on the wall states: "Here stood the Laigh Tolbooth. Pre-17th century".
Visited by OS (JLD) 28 December 1955
The foundations of the Laigh Tolbooth have been preserved in the basement of one of the shops on the site.
R W Brash and A Leach 1972
The plaque is situated at NS 3380 2198.
Visited by OS (MJF) 6 November 1980
Publication Account (1977)
The Laigh Tolbooth, or Laigh House as it sometimes appears in the records, was located in the High Street, in the heart of the market place. The Laigh Tolbooth apparently fell into disuse in the sixteenth century... Tolbooths were removed in the early nineteenth century: the Laigh Tolbooth
in 1810...
Information from ‘Historic Ayr: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1977).
