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County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross
In or near Milnathort.
County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
County Buildings is a municipal structure in the High Street in Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The structure, which accommodates the local area offices for Perth and Kinross Council, is a Category B listed building.
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Background
History
The first county hall in Kinross-shire was a modest structure in the High Street which was completed in around 1600. It was primarily used as a courthouse and was repaired to a design by the architect and local member of parliament, Robert Adam, in 1771. The design involved a prominent bowed frontage facing south down the High Street. In the 1820s, the local sheriff decided that a more substantial courthouse was needed: a suitable site, further north along the High Street, was selected. The new building was designed by Thomas Brown of Uphall in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £2,000 and was completed in 1826. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2065, -3.4216
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- KY13 8AW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Established
- 1826
Sources
- wikidata: Q17845169 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Buildings, Kinross (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross?
- County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY13 8AW).
- What is County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross?
- County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross?
- The nearest town is Milnathort. Drivers can use postcode KY13 8AW.
- When was County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross built?
- Built or established in 1826.
- How do I get to County Buildings, 21, 23, 25 High Street, Kinross?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY13 8AW. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.