Tolbooth and Mercat Cross
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Tolbooth and Mercat Cross by James Allan as part of the Geograph project.
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Tolbooth and Mercat Cross
Image: © James Allan Taken: 26 Mar 2011
A multi-purpose building, this has been parish council chamber, toll house, jail and served other purposes over the years. Despite many recent efforts to have it removed as a traffic hazard, the old building still survives.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.637926
Longitude
-4.526977