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Latitude: 54.8355 / 54°50'7"N
Longitude: -4.0557 / 4°3'20"W
OS Eastings: 268065
OS Northings: 550896
OS Grid: NX680508
Mapcode National: GBR 0D3J.RD
Mapcode Global: WH4WB.NQXF
Plus Code: 9C6QRWPV+5P
Entry Name: Tolbooth, 60 High Street, Kirkcudbright
Listing Name: High Street, Tolbooth, Market Cross and Well
Listing Date: 4 November 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381347
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36542
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkcudbright, 60 High Street, Tolbooth
ID on this website: 200381347
Location: Kirkcudbright
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Kirkcudbright
Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Tagged with: Tollbooth Tolbooth Local authority museum
Built circa 1580, with repairs and alterations 1591, 1625 and 1751. TOLBOOTH: long 3-storey range with tower at E. Rubble-built with some red sandstone dressings. Irregular door and window openings of various dates. Remains of roll-moulded arch, now blocked in centre of 3-storey range, plaque above engraved 'Royal burgh of kircudbrightshire 1455-1755'. Narrow slit lights in upper floor, originally used as gaol. 2-stage tower with forestair, door at head with much weathered, roll-moulded reveals, blocked window above, set-off to 2nd stage with 1 blocked window, clock and louvered belfry opening with pointed head. Machicolated parapet with pyramidal finials and circular stone spire. Weathervane in form of a fully rigged ship model, erected to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805.
MARKET CROSS: erected 1610. A common 17th century form with square plinth, chamfered shaft, with scrolls and triangular carved cap stone. WELL: 2 sun heads in lead spouts, plaque above in bolection moulded frame inscribed "This Fount - non Riches - Life supplies, Art gives what Nature Here Denies, Posterity Must surely Bliss, St Cuthbert's sons who purchased this". Water introduced 23 March 1762 and table t renewed 1840, again 1865.
A Dutch bell hangs in the Tolbooth inscribed "Deo Gloria Michael burgerhoys me fecit 1646".
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