Old Tolbooth

Background

The Old Tolbooth was an important municipal building in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, for more than 400 years. The medieval structure, which was located at the northwest corner of St Giles' Cathedral and was attached to the west end of the Luckenbooths on the High Street in the Old Town, was first established in the 14th century by royal charter. Over the years it served a variety of purposes such as housing the Burgh Council, early meetings of the Parliament of Scotland and the Court of Session. The Tolbooth was also the burgh's main jail where, in addition to incarceration, physical punishment and torture were routinely conducted. From 1785 public executions were carried out.

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World Prisons. (2026). Old Tolbooth. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-tolbooth

"Old Tolbooth." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-tolbooth.

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  title = {Old Tolbooth},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/old-tolbooth},
  urldate = {2026-07-21}
}