The Tolbooth, Aberdeen

The Tolbooth

The Tolbooth in Aberdeen, Scotland is a 17th-century former jail which is now operated as a museum. It was built between 1616 and 1629 and is attached to Aberdeen Sheriff Court on the city centre's Union Street.

The museum contains exhibits of prison cells and various police and law and order related items.

It housed over 50 Jacobite prisoners after the Battle of Culloden.

The building is claimed to be one of the most haunted buildings in Aberdeen and has been subject to many investigations by paranormal investigation teams East Scotland Paranormal and James Warrender's: The Ghost Network. The most notable investigation was in April 2009 when the Livingtv series Most Haunted visited the building. The episode aired in December 2009.

External links

Theatres, galleries, museums and historical buildings in Aberdeen

	Aberdeen Art Gallery Aberdeen Maritime Museum Aberdeen Science Centre ACT Aberdeen Central Library Glover House Gordon Highlanders Museum His Majesty's Theatre James Dun's House Kings College King's Museum Marischal Museum Provost Ross's House Provost Skene's House St Machar's Cathedral Storybook Glen The Tolbooth

Prisons in Scotland

Active	Addiewell Barlinnie Castle Huntly Cornton Vale Dumfries Edinburgh Glenochil Grampian Greenock Inverness Kilmarnock Low Moss Perth Polmont Shotts

Defunct	Aberdeen Bass Rock Calton Gaol Duke Street (Glasgow) Inveraray Jail Jedburgh Castle Noranside Peterhead Stonehaven Tolbooth The Tolbooth (Aberdeen) Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh

Bodies	Scottish Prison Service Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland

Museums and Art Galleries of Scotland

National Museums of Scotland	National Museum of Scotland National Museum of Costume National Museum of Flight National Museum of Rural Life National Museums Collection Centre National War Museum

National Galleries of Scotland	Dean Gallery Duff House Paxton House Royal Scottish Academy Building Scottish National Gallery Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Art galleries and collections	Aberdeen Art Gallery Burrell Collection Dick Institute Dundee Contemporary Arts Fruitmarket Gallery Gallery of Modern Art Georgian House Gracefield Arts Centre Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum McManus Galleries McLellan Galleries Montrose Museum Perth Museum and Art Gallery Pier Arts Centre Stirling Smith Museum and Art Gallery Queen's Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery Tramway

History	Alloa Tower Broughty Castle Museum David Livingstone Centre Museum of Childhood Provand's Lordship St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art Surgeons' Hall Writers' Museum

Local history	Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Angus Folk Museum Biggar Museum Trust Campbeltown Heritage Centre Dumfries Museum Fife Folk Museum Gladstone's Land Highland Folk Museum Highland Museum of Childhood Inveraray Jail John Knox House King's Museum Montrose Museum Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume Museum of Edinburgh Museum of the University of St Andrews New Lanark Newhaven Heritage Museum North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre People's Palace People's Story Museum Provost Skene's House Scotland Street School Museum Signal Tower Museum St Andrews Museum Stewartry Museum The Tolbooth

Maritime	Aberdeen Maritime Museum Discovery Point HMS Unicorn Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Scottish Fisheries Museum Scottish Maritime Museum

Military	Black Watch Museum Gordon Highlanders Museum Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre

Natural history	Dick Institute Marischal Museum McManus Galleries

Science and Industry	Mills Observatory Museum of the University of St Andrews Museum on the Mound Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum Scotland’s Jute Museum @ Verdant Works Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Sport	British Golf Museum Scottish Football Museum

Transport	Dundee Museum of Transport Glasgow Museum of Transport Grampian Transport Museum Myreton Motor Museum Scottish Industrial Railway Centre Scottish Railway Museum

Coordinates: 57°08′53″N 2°05′42″W / 57.1480°N 2.0951°W / 57.1480; -2.0951

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/11/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.