Tolbooth Museum
21 minute walk from Stonehaven station · Dundee, Aberdeen and North East · Free entry
The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a Category A listed 16th-century stone building located at the town's harbour. Originally used as a storehouse, courthouse, and prison, this historic Old Red Sandstone structure now serves as a local museum and restaurant.
It is famous for its mid-18th-century history, when three Episcopalian clergymen were imprisoned here for holding large religious services. The site has hosted local government business for centuries and was officially reopened as a museum by the Queen Mother in 1963.
Visitors can explore the ground-floor museum to view local history displays, including a wooden model of the town's war memorial. Inside, you can see original architectural features like arrow slits, flagstones, cobblestones, and a sizable historic firepit.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Museum
- Good for
- Architecture, Local & social history, Maritime heritage, Museums
- Characteristics
- Coastal, Listed
- Admission
- Free
- Facilities
- Restaurant
- Region
- Dundee, Aberdeen and North East
Stations within walking distance
- Stonehaven station — 21 min walk, 1.7 km
Other places near Stonehaven
- St James The Great Episcopal Church — 14 min walk from the station
- Church of the Immaculate Conception — 16 min walk from the station
- Stonehaven Leisure Centre — 19 min walk from the station
- Stonehaven Open Air Pool — 19 min walk from the station
- Dunnottar Castle, from Stonehaven — 21 min walk from the station
- Dunnottar Woods, near Stonehaven — 30 min walk from the station