page_title: The Tolbooth, Aberdeen
hierarchical_section_title: The Tolbooth, Aberdeen
caption_attribution_description: English: Tolbooth, Castlegate and Citadel. Castlegate is the old market place of Aberdeen, with markets held since the 12th Century. Gate derives from the Norse "gatan" for street and is a common term in Scotland and northern England. The castle is long gone.
context_page_description: The Tolbooth in Aberdeen, Scotland is a 17th-century former jail which is now operated as a museum. It was built between 1616 and 1629 and is attached to Aberdeen Sheriff Court on the city centre's Union Street.
  The museum contains exhibits of prison cells and various police and law and order related items.
  It housed over 50 Jacobite prisoners after the Battle of Culloden.
  The building is claimed to be one of the most haunted buildings in Aberdeen and has been subject to many investigations by paranormal investigation teams East Scotland Paranormal and James Warrender's: The Ghost Network. The most notable investigation was in April 2009 when the Livingtv series Most Haunted visited the building. The episode aired in December 2009.
  In 2016, the museum celebrated its 400th anniversary.
context_section_description: The Tolbooth in Aberdeen, Scotland is a 17th-century former jail which is now operated as a museum. It was built between 1616 and 1629 and is attached to Aberdeen Sheriff Court on the city centre's Union Street. 
  The museum contains exhibits of prison cells and various police and law and order related items.
  It housed over 50 Jacobite prisoners after the Battle of Culloden.
  The building is claimed to be one of the most haunted buildings in Aberdeen and has been subject to many investigations by paranormal investigation teams East Scotland Paranormal and James Warrender's: The Ghost Network. The most notable investigation was in April 2009 when the Livingtv series Most Haunted visited the building. The episode aired in December 2009.
  In 2016, the museum celebrated its 400th anniversary.
caption: The Tolbooth
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