_749 Town House "Built in 1739, this was the Council House of the Ancient Burgh of Barony, in use as such until 1898. The bell is engraved 1547. Upstairs housed the Council Chamber with the Tolbooth Jail on the ground floor." Organization "Built in 1739, this was the Council House of the Ancient Burgh of Barony, in use as such until 1898. The bell is engraved 1547. Upstairs housed the Council Chamber with the Tolbooth Jail on the ground floor."