STONEHAVEN TOLBOOTH MUSEUM

The Tolbooth museum was operated by the local authority from 1975 to 2011. However, by 2011 the economic downturn was affecting all local authorities and Aberdeenshire Council decided to withdraw all funding from the museum and initiated procedures to effect a permanent closure. The local community protested this decision and a band of volunteers now run the facility on a short term basis. Discussions are ongoing in seeking a way in which to retain the museum as a permanent facility and for the last 4 years the Council has provided encouragement and limited financial support. The volunteers have altered the ethos of the museum from one of a fairly static display to one that reflects the vibrant Stonehaven community. We now have a museum overflowing with artefacts from a bygone era, ghost hunting, a dinosaur hunt for children, videos on the Fireballs and the recent storms etc., etc. - all supervised by enthusiastic local people. Currently we are the most popular museum (as measured by..

Also known as: Stonehaven Tolbooth, Stonehaven Tolbooth Association

Registration numbers: SC043279 (W)

Primary location: Stonehaven United Kingdom