Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Town House, High Street, Strathmiglo
Town House, High Street, Strathmiglo in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — 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 House, High Street, Strathmiglo 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
Strathmiglo Town House is a municipal structure in the High Street, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is now disused, is a Category A listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first municipal building in Strathmiglo was a medieval tolbooth, on the north side of the High Street just to the west of the junction with Kirk Wynd, which dated back at least to the 16th century. The current tower was commissioned as an extension to the south end of a public hall which was acquired by the burgh council for use as a town house in 1730. The design of the original hall involved a narrow main frontage facing the High Street which surmounted by a stepped gable with skewputts at the tips. The new tower was designed in the Scottish medieval style, built in rubble masonry and was completed in 1734. The stones for the tower were taken from Stathmiglo Castle with permission…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.2781, -3.2695
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY14 7QH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1734
Sources
- wikidata: Q17569426 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Strathmiglo Town House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town House, High Street, Strathmiglo?
- Town House, High Street, Strathmiglo is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY14 7QH).
- When was Town House, High Street, Strathmiglo built?
- Built or established in 1734.
- How do I get to Town House, High Street, Strathmiglo?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY14 7QH. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.