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The Tolbooth Museum
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Natalia
March 30, 2020
Evidence of Aberdeen's old medieval town can still be seen around Castlegate, which centuries later is still very much the focal point of the city. While there's no longer a castle here, the tower of the 17th-century Tolbooth — formerly the town hall and prison — is Aberdeen's oldest building and home to a museum with fascinating displays on the development of crime and punishment. Exhibits include original prison cells from the 1600s that were infamously used a hundred years later to house Scots prisoners after the Battle of Culloden. You can also see the "Maiden," the blade from the city's guillotine. This fascinating structure is also said to be Scotland's most haunted building.
Evidence of Aberdeen's old medieval town can still be seen around Castlegate, which centuries later is still very much the focal point of the city. While there's no longer a castle here, the tower of the 17th-century Tolbooth — formerly the town hall and prison — is Aberdeen's oldest building and ho…
Bill
July 30, 2018
Free entry to see Aberdeen's criminal past! Some eerie and "surprising" exhibits!
Shaziya
September 28, 2015
Good 10 minute visit to see presentation of 17th century jail.
Ashleigh
October 23, 2020
Free and seriously spooky museum cataloging the history of crime and punishment in North East Scotland
Jason
June 20, 2019
A small but interesting museum with free entry in the Castlegate. Tells the story of Aberdeen in bygone years
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Castle Street
Aberdeen, Scotland