Old Gaol and Police Station

Dublin Core

Title

Old Gaol and Police Station

Description

Following the Prisons (Scotland) Act in 1839, the Argyllshire Prison Board was formed to oversee the prisons in Inveraray, Campbeltown and Tobermory. After much deliberation the Board secured a site for a new prison on the Castlehill. Thomas Brown designed this new prison, which was completed in 1847. The former Police Station was added to the northern side in the early 20th Century and remained in use until 2009 when the police moved into a modern building at Hazelburn.

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Source

argyllbute

Date

1847, extended 1871

Type

Museum

Identifier

504

Spatial Coverage

current,55.42287,-5.607499;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Castlehill

Place

Campbeltown

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

Thomas Brown of Edinburgh

OpeningDate1

24/9/2016

OpeningTime1

10am - 12 noon

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

14114

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

PA28 6AN

Citation

“Old Gaol and Police Station,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/502.

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