Calton Jail
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Calton Jail was a former 19th-century prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, that once dominated Calton Hill before being largely demolished in the early 20th century.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century building
ⓘ
former prison ⓘ |
| architect | Archibald Elliot ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Scottish Baronial ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| demolished |
1930s
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
criminal prison
ⓘ
debtors’ prison ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 55.953°N 3.182°W ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfRemains | Category A listed building (Governor’s House) ⓘ |
| imageSubject | historic engravings of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| inception | 1817 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | City of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Midlothian ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Calton Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Calton Hill monuments
Greyfriars Kirkyard ⓘ
surface form:
Old Calton Burial Ground
Regent Road, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Calton Hill ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominating the skyline of Calton Hill in the 19th century
ⓘ
its castle-like appearance ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish prison authorities ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedAs |
Governor’s House, Calton Hill
ⓘ
retaining walls on Calton Hill ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish prison system ⓘ |
| region | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | HM Prison Saughton ⓘ |
| usedFor | public executions ⓘ |
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