Historic houses · Central Scotland
Town House, High Street, Newburgh
In or near Abernethy.
Town House, High Street, Newburgh in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town House, High Street, Newburgh 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
Newburgh Town House is a municipal building in the High Street in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a series of artists' studios, 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 Newburgh was a tolbooth dating back to the mid-16th century. By the late 18th century, it was dilapidated and the burgh leaders decided to petition the Secretary of State for War, Henry Dundas, whose seat was at Melville Castle, for his support to finance a new building. The site they selected in the High Street was occupied by a block of tenement houses. Construction work on the new building started in 1808. It was designed by a local mason, John Speed, built in ashlar stone, and was completed in 1810. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto the High Street. The central bay, which was slightly projected forward, was formed…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3507, -3.2390
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY14 6EQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1810
- Opening
- Mo 10:00-13:00; Th 14:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-12:30
Sources
- wikidata: Q17793054 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newburgh Town House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town House, High Street, Newburgh?
- Town House, High Street, Newburgh is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY14 6EQ).
- What is Town House, High Street, Newburgh?
- Town House, High Street, Newburgh in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Town House, High Street, Newburgh?
- Drivers can use postcode KY14 6EQ.
- When was Town House, High Street, Newburgh built?
- Built or established in 1810.
- How do I get to Town House, High Street, Newburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY14 6EQ. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.