Edinburgh Old Tolbooth
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Edinburgh Old Tolbooth was a historic civic building in Edinburgh, Scotland, that served as the city’s main council house, prison, and place of public execution until its demolition in the early 19th century.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipal building
ⓘ
former prison ⓘ historic civic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval Scottish civic architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct prisons in Scotland
ⓘ
Execution sites in Scotland ⓘ Former buildings and structures in Scotland ⓘ History of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
associated with stories of crime and punishment in Edinburgh
ⓘ
featured in Scottish historical literature ⓘ |
| demolished | true ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| demolishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
council house
ⓘ
place of public execution ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| governedBy | Edinburgh Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
council chamber
ⓘ
execution area ⓘ prison cells ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | demolished historic building ⓘ |
| knownFor |
grim appearance
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harsh prison conditions ⓘ public executions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Old Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Royal Burgh of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | St Giles’ Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Royal Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| replacedBy | new municipal buildings in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| significance |
principal civic building of Edinburgh for several centuries
ⓘ
symbol of Edinburgh’s burgh government ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Edinburgh city authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish judicial authorities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of prisoners
ⓘ
judicial proceedings ⓘ municipal administration ⓘ public punishment ⓘ |
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