The Tolbooth, Aberdeen

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 Tolbooth

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.

In 2016, the museum celebrated its 400th anniversary.[1]

References

Katie-Marie Anderson. "Dark history of child kidnapping unveiled at Aberdeen museum". Evening Express. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links

Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
Tolbooth Prison on About Aberdeen website

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 The Tolbooth Triple Kirks

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 Flight National Museum of Rural Life National Museums Collection Centre National War Museum
National Galleries of Scotland	Modern Two Royal Scottish Academy Building Scottish National Gallery Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Art galleries and collections	Aberdeen Art Gallery Broughton Gallery Burrell Collection City Art Centre Dick Institute Dundee Contemporary Arts Fruitmarket Gallery Gallery of Modern Art Georgian House Gracefield Arts Centre Groam House Museum Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Kirkcaldy Galleries Meffan Institute McLean Museum McLellan Galleries McManus Galleries Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum Montrose Museum Perth Museum and Art Gallery Pier Arts Centre Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum Queen's Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery Tramway V&A Dundee
History	Alloa Tower Broughty Castle Museum David Livingstone Centre Museum of Childhood Provand's Lordship Surgeons' Hall Writers' Museum
Local history	Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Angus Folk Museum Biggar Museum Trust Campbeltown Heritage Centre Clydebank Museum Dumfries Museum Fife Folk Museum Gairloch Heritage Museum Gladstone's Land Glenesk Folk Museum Highland Folk Museum Highland Museum of Childhood Inveraray Jail John Knox House King's Museum Meffan Institute 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 Old Haa Museum People's Palace People's Story Museum Pier House Museum Provost Skene's House Scotland Street School Museum Shetland Museum Signal Tower Museum Skye Museum of Island Life St Andrews Museum Stewartry Museum Stonehaven Tolbooth Tain & District Museum The Tolbooth, Aberdeen
Maritime	Aberdeen Maritime Museum Discovery Point HMS Unicorn HMY Britannia Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Scottish Fisheries Museum Scottish Maritime Museum Ship Space
Military and war	Bannockburn Visitor Centre Black Watch Museum The Cameronians Museum John Paul Jones Cottage Museum Gordon Highlanders Museum Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
Natural history	D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum Dick Institute George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum Marischal Museum McManus Galleries
Religion	Blairs Museum Scalan St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
Science and industry	Barry Mill Mills Observatory Museum of the University of St Andrews Museum on the Mound New Lanark Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum Robert Smail's Printing Works 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 - (now the Riverside Museum) Grampian Transport Museum Myreton Motor Museum Scottish Industrial Railway Centre Scottish Railway Museum Scottish Vintage Bus Museum

The Aberdeen Tolbooth is a famous building for all ages there are some creepy areas so anyone under the age of 3 will probably get scared.

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