Building record MHG14188 - Former prison - Castle Hill, Castle Wynd, Inverness
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6663 4511 (42m by 33m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
The former Inverness prison on Castle Hill, Castle Wynd. Later converted to use as a police station and local government offices. Listed at Category A.
Architect: William Burn 1843 -design not carried out
Architect: Thomas Brown 1846-9
REFERENCE, Scottish Record Office: GD46/17/58:
Meeting concerning a new courthouse and jail. Excerpts from minutes. 1812
REFERENCE, Scottish Record Office: GD 46/17/59:
Need for a new courthouse and jail. Excerpts from Minutes of a General Meeting where plans were discussed. 1812
REFERENCE, Scottish Record Office: GD 128/37/15:
"The Castle" [The County Hall], Letter from William Brodie to Tytler. His letter concerns the preparations for laying the Foundation Stone with full Maxonic ceremony. 1834
[*Architect: William Burn 1789-1870]
The building (along with the Sheriff's Court to the south) was listed at category A in 1971.
The building was reviewed as part of a Historic Scotland nationwide review of purpose-built court houses in 2014-15. It was recommended that the listed building record and statutory address should be updated. <1>
The listed building record and statutory address were updated by Historic Scotland in Sept 2015. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2299 Text/Publication/Volume: Guide pittoresque du voyageur en Ecosse. 1838. Guide pittoresque du voyageur en Ecosse. p.133.
- <1> SHG27415 Text/Report: Listing and Designed Landscape Team. 2015. Assessment Against the Listing Criteria: Inverness Sheriff Court and Police Station. Historic Scotland. Digital.
- <2> SHG27421 Text/Designation Notification/List of Buildings: Fraser, D.. 2015. Combined Statutory and Descriptive List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Highland Council, Two Hundred and Sixteenth Amendment) 2015. Historic Scotland. 15/09/2015. Digital.
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Record last edited
Mar 17 2017 4:46PM
