Canongate Tolbooth
| Canongate Tolbooth | |
|---|---|
Canongate Tolbooth | |
| Location | Old Town, Edinburgh |
| Coordinates | 55°57′05″N 3°10′48″W / 55.9515°N 3.1800°W |
| Built | 1591 |
| Architectural style(s) | Scottish medieval style |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Official name | 163 Canongate, Canongate Tolbooth |
| Designated | 14 December 1970 |
| Reference no. | LB27582 |
Canongate Tolbooth is a historic landmark of the Old Town area of Edinburgh, built in 1591 as a tolbooth, that is, the centre of administration and justice of the then separate burgh of the Canongate which was outside the Edinburgh town walls. It ceased to be a municipal building in 1856 and it is now occupied by The People's Story Museum and is protected as a category A listed building.