Canongate Tolbooth

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  • Address
    163 Canongate, Old Town
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  • Phone
    529 4057
  • Transport
    bus: 35

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Built in 1591, the picturesque Tolbooth served successively as a collection point for tolls (taxes), a council house, a courtroom and a jail. It now houses a fascinating museum, the People's Story, recording the life, work and pastimes of ordinary Edinburgh folk from the 18th century through to the present day.