The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Dysart Tolbooth. though decaying mansions, with mottoes and arms carved upon the lintels,which are still to be observed in the deserted streets. The town hall(Fig. 1137), which dates from 1617, although blown up by Cromwellstroopers, still retains its massive old tower or tolbooth. Notwithstandingthe repairs and alterations it has undergone, the structure is pictuiesque,and in harmony with its surroundings. CULROSS TOLBOOTH, Perthshire. Some account of this old town has already been given. | The
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Dysart Tolbooth. though decaying mansions, with mottoes and arms carved upon the lintels,which are still to be observed in the deserted streets. The town hall(Fig. 1137), which dates from 1617, although blown up by Cromwellstroopers, still retains its massive old tower or tolbooth. Notwithstandingthe repairs and alterations it has undergone, the structure is pictuiesque,and in harmony with its surroundings. CULROSS TOLBOOTH, Perthshire. Some account of this old town has already been given. | The townhall here (Fig. 1238) is a good specimen of the more elegant structures* We have to thank Mr. R. Murray for the annexed sketch,t Vol. I. p. 538. t Vol. II. p. 432. CULROSS TOLBOOTH 119 FOURTH PERIOD which in the seventeenth century took the place of the older fortresses orkeeps, which constituted at once the prison and the seat of justice in ourtowns. It fronts the Sand Haven, near the Colonels Close. Mr. Beveridge *states that the building dates from the year 1626, hut that the tower was. ^ 1 Fig. 1238.âCulross Tolbootli. View from South-West. only erected in 1783. The is vaulted and contains the ironhouse or prison. On the first floor, which is approached by the doubleflight of steps seen in the Sketch, is a central lobby, having the councilchamber on one hand and the debtors room on the other. In the roofis a dreary, fireless place, where the unfortunate women accused ofwitchcraft used to be confined. * In his work, Between the Ochils and the Forth. FOURTH PERIOD 120 â GLASGOW TOLBOOTH
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