Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Town Hall, 30 High Street, Auchtermuchty
Town Hall, 30 High Street, Auchtermuchty in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Bill Harrison — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall, 30 High Street, Auchtermuchty is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Auchtermuchty Town House is a municipal structure in the High Street, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which accommodates the local public library, is a Category B listed building.
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Background
History
The town of Auchtermuchty was granted a charter by James IV of Scotland in 1517: the charter gave the burgh council the right to erect a tolbooth but it seems that a purpose-built structure was not contemplated until the early 18th century. At that time the burgh leaders decided that the lack of a traditional tolbooth was "uneasy and troublesome". The new building was designed in the Scottish medieval style, built in rubble masonry and was completed in 1729. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing the High Street. The central bay was formed by a tall three-stage tower: there was a doorway flanked by pilasters supporting a triangular fanlight in the first stage,…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2919, -3.2326
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY14 7AP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1729
Sources
- wikidata: Q17817514 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Auchtermuchty Town House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall, 30 High Street, Auchtermuchty?
- Town Hall, 30 High Street, Auchtermuchty is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY14 7AP).
- When was Town Hall, 30 High Street, Auchtermuchty built?
- Built or established in 1729.
- How do I get to Town Hall, 30 High Street, Auchtermuchty?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY14 7AP. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.