Document record MAB58652 - ELLON TOLBOOTH
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Summary
Site of Tolbooth, demolished 1842, and which stood on or close to No 7 The Square.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9579 3051 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ93SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Ellon |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Site of Tolbooth, demolished 1842, and which stood on or close to No 7 The Square. The site is now partly occupied by a shop and a dwelling house which incorporates a kind of cell and some stone steps into it. Built into the south gable is the coat-of-arms of Baillie James Gordon, now only represented by fine segmental dormer-head with what has been claimed to be the Bailie Gordon's coat of arms. The motto reads VENIUNT FELICIUS UVAE ('Grapes come with good fortune'), the grapes appearing on the achievement.
Tradition of the Tolbooth still survives although there is no local knowledge of a 'cell' or stone steps. The coat-of-arms remains as described.
Period Notes
Built 18thC; demolished 1842.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No29(1871) 132 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
GODSMAN, J, 1952, HISTORY OF THE BURGH & PARISH OF ELLON, ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB591.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ93SE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 20504;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ93SE0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20504 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Apr 1 2024 3:49PM
