Document record MAB59662 - PETERHEAD TOLBOOTH
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Summary
Site of tolbooth, built in the mid 17th Century and demolished in the late 18th Century.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 1341 4610 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK14NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Peterhead |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of tolbooth, built in the mid 17th Century and demolished in the late 18th Century. The present Town House was built on the site in 1788.
Period Notes
Built 1661 & 65, gifted to city in 1775; demolished 1786; replaced 1788 by current townhouse.
FINDLAY, JT, 1933, A HISTORY OF PETERHEAD, 67 (Bibliographic reference). SAB508.
NEISH, R, 1950, OLD PETERHEAD, 65-73 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1267.
turner-simpson, A, 1982, Scottish Burgh Survey: Historic Peterhead (Bibliographic reference). SAB1979.
Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 18/11/86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK14NW14;
- NRHE Numlink: 21187;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK14NW0011;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21187 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB113 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 18/11/86.
- --- SAB1267 Bibliographic reference: NEISH, R. 1950. OLD PETERHEAD. 65-73.
- --- SAB1979 Bibliographic reference: turner-simpson, A. 1982. Scottish Burgh Survey: Historic Peterhead. y.
- --- SAB508 Bibliographic reference: FINDLAY, JT. 1933. A HISTORY OF PETERHEAD. 67.
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Record last edited
Jan 25 2011 3:16PM
