The clock on Canongate Tolbooth. The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.

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The Canongate Tolbooth was built in 1591, it was here that the tolls or public dues were collected. It also served as the council house, courtroom and prison for the Canongate. Although most of the prisoners were transferred to a newly built jail on Calton Hill. The large clock face is dated 1884 and replaced an earlier clock from the 17th Century. The Latin inscription on the front of the building reads: The place of the seal of the Burgh. For one's country and one's successors, 1591.

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Size: 2750px × 4499px
Location: Canongate Tolbooth. The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: booth, canongate, clock, council, courtroom, edinburgh, house, prison, tol, tolbooth, tollbooth, tolls