Historic houses · Central Scotland
Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland
In or near Auchtertool.
Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Michael Booth — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Burntisland · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland 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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Official information
Burntisland Heritage is dedicated to preserving the local heritage and offers exhibitions related to the town's history. Visitors can explore various displays, including a notable summer exhibition focused on the Port of Burntisland and its historical significance.
From the Wikipedia article
Burntisland Burgh Chambers is a municipal structure in the High Street, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The building, which is the meeting place of the Burntisland Community Council, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first municipal building in Burntisland was a tolbooth which dated back to 1598. Several local Covenanters were incarcerated in the tolbooth during the Killing Time in the early 1680s and, later, some members of the Catholic Church were imprisoned there after the Glorious Revolution in 1688. By the early 1840s, despite being repaired several times, the tolbooth had become dilapidated and the burgh leaders decided to erect a new building on the same site. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of two bays facing the High Street. The left-hand bay, which was gabled, featured two arched windows on the ground floor, a tripartite window with tracery on the first floor and a…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0590, -3.2341
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY3 9DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1846
- Nearest railway station
- Burntisland — 0.2 km
- Opening
- week 25-34 We 13:00-16:00; Th-Sa 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.burntislandheritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17794448 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burntisland Burgh Chambers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland?
- Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY3 9DB).
- What is Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland?
- Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland?
- The nearest railway station is Burntisland, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY3 9DB.
- When was Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland built?
- Built or established in 1846.
- Is Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland free to visit?
- Yes, Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland is free to enter.
- How do I get to Town Hall, 104 High Street, Burntisland?
- The nearest railway station is Burntisland, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY3 9DB.