Kirkcudbright's Tollbooth tower with its off-centre clock and splendid copper weather vane.
The old lion-faced public drinking fountain is still there outside the Tollbooth - and still used by the local children
Kirkcudbright's Tollbooth tower with its off-centre clock and splendid copper weather vane.
The old lion-faced public drinking fountain is still there outside the Tollbooth - and still used by the local children
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The Tollbooth
Tollbooths, were once important buildings in most of the old Scottish burghs. The name comes from 'booth', or 'office', where local taxes and market dues were collected.. They served as meeting places and usually housed the town council offices, court house and prison lock-up. Kirkcudbright Tollbooth is one of the earliest surviving in Scotland.
Part of the Tollbooth has been converted into an arts and visitor centre, and is a good place to find out more about the story of the Kirkcudbright artists' colony.
The Tollbooth dates back to 1629. You may notice that the clock in the Tollbooth tower is off-centre - it was moved after complaints from residents at the far end of High Street. They couldn't see the time because there were house chimneys in the way blocking their view of the clock.
The copper weather vane at the top of the Tollbooth tower depicts the Kirkcudbright emblem of a ship with St. Ninian and St. Cuthbert. It is said to have been installed shortly after Trafalgar in 1805
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