Museums · Scottish Highlands
Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall
Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Walter Baxter — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall 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
Dingwall Town Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street, Dingwall, Highland, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a museum, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1729, the burgh leaders decided that the town needed a municipal building in which to hold civic functions and to incarcerate offenders: the site they selected was the residence of one of the burgesses, Alexander Dingwall, who was offered alternative accommodation elsewhere in the town. The new building was designed by a Mr Downie in the form of a tolbooth, built by a local builder, William MacNeill, in rubble masonry and was completed in 1745. Internally, the principal rooms, which were on the first floor, were council chamber was on the left and the courtroom on the right. The rooms in the town hall continued to be used for public events and performers there included the rock band, The…
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- Coordinates
- 57.5956, -4.4285
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV15 9RY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Established
- 1745
- Official site
- www.dingwallmuseum.info
Sources
- wikidata: Q17826966 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dingwall Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall?
- Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV15 9RY).
- When was Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall built?
- Built or established in 1745.
- Is Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall free to visit?
- Yes, Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Town Hall, High Street, Dingwall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV15 9RY. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.