United Kingdom · East Lothian
Tolbooth, High Street, Musselburgh
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Background
Musselburgh Tolbooth is a municipal building in the High Street in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. The tolbooth, which was the headquarters of Musselburgh Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building. At right angles and attached to it is the Musselburgh Town House.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1590
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1590
Region
East Lothian
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q19721098)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Tolbooth, High Street, Musselburgh. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/tolbooth-high-street-musselburgh
"Tolbooth, High Street, Musselburgh." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/tolbooth-high-street-musselburgh.
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title = {Tolbooth, High Street, Musselburgh},
year = {2026},
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