MHG8667 - Sheriff Court and Tolbooth - Tain
Summary
Tain Sheriff Court and Tolbooth.
Type and Period (2)
- TOLBOOTH (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- (Alternate Type) SHERIFF COURTHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
Tain Sheriff Court and Tolbooth.
Dominant, strong-looking tower with conical stone-roofed spire and angle bartizans, erected mainly between 1706 and 1708 despite slightly archaic appearance; upperworks in progress 1712 and not completed until 1733. Houses a bell dated 1630 and incorporates an inscribed fragment (dated 1631) from its predecessor, which was demolished after serious storm damage in 1703.
J D Marwick 1866-90; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92; W MacGill 1911; R W Munro and J Munro 1966; G Stell 1982.
The bulding was listed at category A in 1971.
The building was scheduled in 1971 as No. 2909 (Tain, tower & tolbooth).
The scheduling designation was revoked in 1995.
The building was reviewed by Historic Scotland in 2014 as part of the Scottish Courts Listing Review. The interior and exterior were seen at a site visit in August 2014. It was recommended that the listed building record and statutory address be updated. <1>
The listed building record and statutory address were updated by Historic Scotland in Sept 2015. <2>
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SHG1651 Text/Publication/Article: Stell, G. 1982. 'The earliest tolbooths: a preliminary account', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 111 1981, p.445-53. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 445-53. 453.
- --- SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 27, No. 4.
- --- SHG2442 Text/Publication/Volume: MacGibbon, D. and Ross, T.. 1887-92. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. Hardback. Vol. 5, 99-101.
- --- SHG2444 Text/Publication/Volume: MacGill, W. 1911. Old Ross-shire and Scotland as seen in the Tain and Balnagown Documents: supplementary volume {volume two}. passium, 130-2.
- --- SHG2495 Text/Publication/Volume: Marwick, J D (ed.). 1866-90. Records of the Convention of the Royal Burghs of Scotland. 355, 454, 467-9.
- --- SHG25366 Image/Photograph(s): Taylor, A. 02/2010. A Collection of Highland Buildings and Monuments. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- --- SHG2553 Text/Publication/Volume: Munro and Munro, R W and J. 1966. Tain through the ages. 54-5, 73-4.
- --- SHG2679 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1996. Tolbooths and town-houses: civic architecture in Scotland to 1833. . pp 196-7.
- <1> SHG27417 Text/Report: Listing and Designed Landscape Team. 2015. Assessment Against the Listing Criteria: Tain Sheriff Court and Tolbooth. Historic Scotland. Digital.
- <2> SHG27423 Text/Designation Notification/List of Buildings: Fraser, D.. 2015. Combined Statutory and Descriptive List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Highland Council, Two Hundred and Eighteenth Amendment) 2015. Historic Scotland. 15/09/2015. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7801 8211 (30m by 22m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB41867 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14724 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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