_335 Tolbooth Museum, Stonehaven "<p><em>The Tolbooth is the oldest building in Stonehaven, dating from the late 16th Century.<\/em> Stonehaven Tolbooth was built by George Keith, 4th Earl Marischal (c. 1553 - 1623), in Old Red Sandstone as a storehouse. Gables Crow Stepped. Chimney at west end. It is a category A listed building.<\/p>\n<p>In 1600 an Act of Parliament provided that the building became a Tolbooth and local District Court. After 1624 the town business functions were also conducted from the building.<\/p>\n<p><em>Today the ground floor contains a museum that showcases the building\u2019s turbulent past and Stonehaven\u2019s rich history. Visitors can examine the model of the Earth\u2019s earliest known air breathing animal found at nearby Cowie, reminisce over past domestic life, view old photographs of the town or study the local geology. You can also study the plans for the extension to the building which includes a larger museum space and a glass encased caf\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Artifacts on display include: items of incarceration, prehistory cist, cup stone and an extensive range of local fishing and farming implements.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Please note \u2013 the 1<sup>st<\/sup> floor contains the Tolbooth Restaurant which is not part of the Open Doors Days<\/em><\/p>" Organization "<p><em>The Tolbooth is the oldest building in Stonehaven, dating from the late 16th Century.<\/em> Stonehaven Tolbooth was built by George Keith, 4th Earl Marischal (c. 1553 - 1623), in Old Red Sandstone as a storehouse. Gables Crow Stepped. Chimney at west end. It is a category A listed building.<\/p>\n<p>In 1600 an Act of Parliament provided that the building became a Tolbooth and local District Court. After 1624 the town business functions were also conducted from the building.<\/p>\n<p><em>Today the ground floor contains a museum that showcases the building\u2019s turbulent past and Stonehaven\u2019s rich history. Visitors can examine the model of the Earth\u2019s earliest known air breathing animal found at nearby Cowie, reminisce over past domestic life, view old photographs of the town or study the local geology. You can also study the plans for the extension to the building which includes a larger museum space and a glass encased caf\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Artifacts on display include: items of incarceration, prehistory cist, cup stone and an extensive range of local fishing and farming implements.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Please note \u2013 the 1<sup>st<\/sup> floor contains the Tolbooth Restaurant which is not part of the Open Doors Days<\/em><\/p>" 56.9607793 -2.2023429