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| Location | Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire |
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| Coordinates | 56°57′39″N 2°12′08″W / 56.96074°N 2.20210°W |
| Security class | Originally used as a courthouse and then a prison |
| Opened | late 16th century by George Keith |
| Website | Stonehaven Tolbooth Website |
The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a late 16th-century stone building originally used as a courthouse and a prison in the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1] Constructed of local Old Red Sandstone, the prison probably attained its greatest note, when three local Episcopalian clergymen were imprisoned for holding services for more than nine people (a limit established to discourage the Episcopalian religion in the mid-18th century).[2] Lying midway along the old north quay of the Stonehaven Harbour, the present day Tolbooth serves as a local museum with a restaurant on the floor above the ground floor.[3] It is a category A listed building.[4]
- ^ Archibald Watt, Highways and Biways around Kincardineshire, Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)
- ^ David Bertie, Scottish Episcopal clergy 1689-2000, T and T Clark Publishing, Edinburgh, Scotland
- ^ Bryce, Julia (31 March 2023). "Owner of Aberdeen's popular Cafe Boheme to take over Stonehaven's Tolbooth restaurant". Press and Journal. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Old Pier, Old Tolbooth of Stonehaven including Boundary Walls and Gates (Category A Listed Building) (LB41655)". Retrieved 20 March 2019.