Tolbooth Museum, History museum in Aberdeen, Scotland.
The Tolbooth Museum occupies a former jail building constructed between 1616 and 1629, attached to Aberdeen Town House on Union Street.
During the Jacobite rising of 1745, the Tolbooth held 96 Jacobite prisoners awaiting trial after their defeat at the Battle of Culloden.
The museum exhibits reveal the transformation of law enforcement and criminal justice through displays of prison cells, police artifacts, and execution devices.
Located on Castle Street, the museum opens Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sundays from 12 PM to 3 PM.
The collection includes an original 17th-century guillotine blade that was used for executions in Aberdeen during the medieval period.
GPS coordinates: 57.14801,-2.09415
Latest update: March 4, 2025 06:31
Aberdeen and its region feature a series of sites that testify to several centuries of Scottish history. The city contains religious buildings such as the 14th-century St. Machar Cathedral, cultural institutions like the neoclassical Music Hall from 1822, and the Maritime Museum, as well as green spaces including Duthie Park with its botanical greenhouses. The port, active since the 12th century, remains an important center for maritime industry. A 3.5-kilometer sandy beach borders the North Sea, while the Footdee district retains its 19th-century fishing houses.
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53 Castle Street, Aberdeen
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The Tolbooth Museum
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The Archibald Simpson
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9, 10, 11 Castle Street, Aberdeen
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42, 43, 44 Castle Street, Aberdeen
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The Green Fountain, Castle Street, Aberdeen
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Government Offices, 27, 29, 31 King Street, Aberdeen
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7-9 Castle Street, Aberdeen
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1 - 5 King Street, Aberdeen
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12, 14 King Street, Aberdeen
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Commemorative plaque to Exchequer Row, Aberdeen
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46, 47, 48 Castle Street, Aberdeen
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8-10 King Street, Aberdeen
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Commemorative Plaque to Alexander Cruden
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51-52 Castle Street, Aberdeen
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Commemorative plaque to Bob Cooney
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Commemorative plaque to Townhouse, Aberdeen
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Mortification Board commemorating Katherine Forbes, Lady Rothiemay
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Commemorative plaque to a Religious House of the Knights Templar
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Commemorative plaque to George Thomson
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Commemorative plaque to Brebner's Court, Aberdeen
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Commemorative plaque to Concert Court
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Commemorative plaque to Chivas Brothers
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11-23 King Street
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