List of city chambers and town halls in Scotland

This is a list of city chambers and town halls in Scotland. The list is sortable by building age and height, and provides a link to the listing description where relevant. The list, which was compiled using the list of 1,000 Largest Cities and Towns in the UK by Population, published by The Geographist, to ensure completeness,[1] includes over 170 surviving buildings. The oldest town hall is West Wemyss Tolbooth, thought to have been completed in around 1525.[2] The tallest town hall is Greenock Municipal Buildings, whose "Victoria Tower" rises to 245 feet (75 m).[3]

Town or city Building Image Lieutenancy area Built Height Notes
Aberdeen Aberdeen Town House
Aberdeen 1874 Category A listed (LB19990).
Architects: Peddie and Kinnear.
Aberfeldy Aberfeldy Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1891 Category B listed (LB20839).
Architect: James MacLaren.
Airdrie Airdrie Town Hall
Lanarkshire 1912 Category B listed (LB20947).
Architect: John Thomson.
Airdrie Airdrie Town House
Lanarkshire 1826 31 metres (102 ft) Category B listed (LB20926).
Architect: Alexander Baird.
Alloa Alloa Town Hall
Clackmannanshire 1889 Category C listed (LB20976).
Architect: Alfred Waterhouse.
Alyth Alyth Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1887 Architects: Andrew Heiton and Andrew Granger Heiton.
Annan Annan Town Hall
Dumfries 1878 Category B listed (LB21097).
Architect: Peter Smith.
Anstruther Easter Anstruther Easter Town Hall
Fife 1872 Category B listed (LB36109).
Architect: John Harris.
Anstruther Wester Anstruther Wester Town Hall
Fife 1795 Category C listed (LB36193).
Arbroath Arbroath Town House
Angus 1808 Category B listed (LB21172).
Architect: David Logan.
Ardrossan Ardrossan Civic Centre
Ayrshire and Arran 1851 Category B listed (LB21267).
Architect: Peter Nicholson.
Ardrossan Old Town Hall, Ardrossan
Ayrshire and Arran 1859
Auchtermuchty Auchtermuchty Town House
Fife 1729 Category B listed (LB21372).
Auchterarder Auchterarder Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1872 Category C listed (LB21337).
Architect: Charles Sandeman Robertson.
Ayr Ayr Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1830 69 metres (226 ft) Category A listed (LB21692).
Architect: Thomas Hamilton.
Ballater Ballater Burgh Halls
Aberdeenshire 1896 Category C listed (LB21833).
Architects: W. Duguid & Son.
Banchory Banchory Town Hall
Kincardineshire 1873 Architect: James Thomson.
Banff Banff Town House
Aberdeenshire 1797 Category A listed (LB22063).
Architect: James Reid.
Barrhead Barrhead Burgh Hall
Renfrewshire 1904 Category C listed (LB22115).
Architects: Ninian MacWhannell and John Rogerson.
Beith Beith Townhouse
Ayrshire and Arran 1817 Category B listed (LB937).
Architect: William Dobie.
Bo'ness Bo'ness Town Hall
Stirling and Falkirk 1904 Category B listed (LB22397).
Architects: George Washington Browne.
Brechin Brechin Town House
Angus 1790 Category B listed (LB22495).
Burntisland Burntisland Burgh Chambers
Fife 1846 Category B listed (LB22820).
Architect: John Henderson.
Campbeltown Campbeltown Town Hall
Argyll and Bute 1760 Category B listed (LB22918).
Architect: John Douglas.
Cellardyke Cellardyke Town Hall
Fife 1883 Architects: Henry Hall and Jesse Hall.
Clydebank Clydebank Town Hall
Dunbartonshire 1902 Category B listed (LB22986).
Architect: James Miller.
Coatbridge Coatbridge Municipal Buildings
Lanarkshire 1894 Category B listed (LB23016).
Architect: Alexander McGregor Mitchell.
Coldstream Coldstream Town Hall
Berwickshire 1863 Category B listed (LB23072).
Architect: James Cunningham.
Colinsburgh Colinsburgh Town Hall
Fife 1895 Architects: Andrew Dewar and Alexander Cumming Dewar.
Coupar Angus Coupar Angus Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1887 Category C listed (LB51347).
Architect: David Smart.
Cove Cove Burgh Hall
Argyll and Bute 1893 Category B listed (LB43428).
Architect: James Chalmers.
Crail Crail Tolbooth and Town Hall
Fife 1814 Category A listed (LB23287).
Crieff Crieff Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1850 Category B listed (LB23484).
Cromarty Cromarty Town House
Ross and Cromarty 1773 Category A listed (LB23585).
Crosshill and Govanhill Crosshill and Govanhill Burgh Hall
Glasgow 1879 Category B listed (LB32427).
Architect: Frank Stirrat.
Cullen Cullen Town Hall
Banffshire 1823 Category B listed (LB23743).
Architect: William Robertson.
Culross Culross Town House
Fife 1626 Category A listed (LB23994).
Cumnock Cumnock Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1884 Category C listed (LB24119).
Architect: Robert Samson Ingram.
Cupar Cupar Burgh Chambers
Fife 1817 Category B listed (LB24156).
Architect: Robert Hutchison.
Dalbeattie Dalbeattie Town Hall
Kirkcudbrightshire 1862 Category B listed (LB24310).
Dalkeith Municipal Buildings, Dalkeith
Midlothian 1882 Category B listed (LB24334).
Architect: James Pearson Alison.
Dalkeith Dalkeith Tolbooth
Midlothian 1648 Category B listed (LB24417).
Darvel Darvel Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1905 Category B listed (LB24493).
Architect: Thomas Henry Smith.
Denny Denny Town House
Stirling and Falkirk 1931 Architect: Robert Wilson.
Dingwall Dingwall Town Hall
Ross and Cromarty 1745 Category B listed (LB24506).
Architect: Mr Downie.
Dumbarton Dumbarton Burgh Hall
Dunbartonshire 1866 Category A listed (LB24874).
Architects: Robert Grieve Melvin and William Leiper.
Dumbarton Municipal Buildings, Dumbarton
Dunbartonshire 1903 Category B listed (LB24881).
Architect: James Thomson.
Dumfries Municipal Buildings
Dumfries 1932 Category C listed (LB26099).
Architect: James Carruthers.
Dumfries Midsteeple
Dumfries 1707 Category A listed (LB26215).
Architect: Tobias Bachop of Alloa.
Dunbar Dunbar Town House
East Lothian 1593 Category A listed (LB24790).
Dundee Dundee City Chambers
Dundee 1933 Category B listed (LB25262).
Architect: John James Burnet of Glasgow.
Dunfermline Dunfermline City Chambers
Fife 1879 Category A listed (LB25973).
Architect: James Campbell Walker.
Dunoon Dunoon Burgh Hall
Argyll and Bute 1874 Category B listed (LB26439).
Architect: Robert Alexander Bryden.
Dysart Dysart Tolbooth and Town House
Fife 1576 Category A listed (LB36418).
East Kilbride East Kilbride Civic Centre
Lanarkshire 1968 Architects: Scott Fraser & Browning.
Edinburgh Edinburgh City Chambers
Edinburgh 1760 Category A listed (LB17597).
Architects: John Adam and John Fergus.
Edzell Edzell Parish Hall
Angus 1898 Category A listed (LB11261).
Architects: Charles and Leslie Ower.
Elie and Earlsferry Elie and Earlsferry Town Hall
Fife 1873 Category B listed (LB31056).
Architect: John Currie.
Elgin Elgin Town Hall
Moray 1961 Category B listed (LB47391).
Architect: William Kininmonth.
Falkirk Old Municipal Buildings, Falkirk
Stirling and Falkirk 1879 Category C listed (LB31207).
Architect: William Black.
Falkland Falkland Town Hall
Fife 1801 Category A listed (LB31277).
Architect: Thomas Barclay.
Forfar Forfar Town and County Hall
Angus 1788 Category B listed (LB31496).
Architect: James Playfair.
Forres Forres Town Hall
Moray 1829 Category B listed (LB31643).
Architect: Archibald Simpson.
Fraserburgh Fraserburgh Town House
Aberdeenshire 1855 Category B listed (LB31868).
Architects: Matthews and MacKenzie.
Galashiels Galashiels Burgh Chambers
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 1867 Category B listed (LB31977).
Architects: Robert Hall & Co. and Sir Robert Lorimer.
Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet Town Hall
Kirkcudbrightshire 1885 Architect: James Robart Pearson.
Gifford Gifford Town Hall
East Lothian 1884 Category B listed (LB14684).
Glasgow Glasgow City Chambers
Glasgow 1888 73 metres (240 ft) Category A listed (LB32691).
Architect: William Young.
Gourock Municipal Buildings, Gourock
Renfrewshire 1924 Category C listed (LB34024).
Architects: Stewart Tough & Alexander.
Govan,
Glasgow
Govan Town Hall
Glasgow 1901 Category B listed (LB33340).
Architects: Thomson and Sandilands.
Govan,
Glasgow
Govan Municipal Buildings
Glasgow 1867 Category B listed (LB33361).
Architect: John Burnet.
Grangemouth Grangemouth Town Hall
Stirling and Falkirk 1885 Architect: William Black.
Grangemouth Grangemouth Municipal Buildings
Stirling and Falkirk 1937 Architects: Robert Wilson and David Tait.
Greenlaw Greenlaw Town Hall
Berwickshire 1831 Category A listed (LB10492).
Architect: John Cunningham.
Greenock Greenock Municipal Buildings
Renfrewshire 1886 75 metres (246 ft) Category A listed (LB34122).
Architects: H & D Barclay.
Haddington Haddington Town House
East Lothian 1745 Category A listed (LB34185).
Architect: William Adam.
Hamilton Hamilton Townhouse
Lanarkshire 1928 Category B listed (LB34505).
Architects: Cullen, Lochhead and Brown.
Hawick Hawick Town Hall
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 1886 Category A listed (LB34634).
Architect: James Campbell Walker.
Helensburgh Municipal Buildings, Helensburgh
Dunbartonshire 1879 Category B listed (LB34825).
Architect: John Honeyman.
Huntly Huntly Town Hall
Aberdeenshire 1875 Category C listed (LB34914).
Architect: James Anderson.
Inverbervie Inverbervie Town House
Kincardineshire 1840 Category B listed (LB35065).
Invergordon Invergordon Town Hall
Ross and Cromarty 1871 Category B listed (LB35077).
Architect: William Cumming Joass.
Inverkeithing Inverkeithing Town House
Fife 1770 Category A listed (LB35087).
Architect: John and George Monroe.
Inverness Inverness Town House
Inverness 1882 Category A listed (LB35260).
Architect: William Lawrie.
Inverurie Inverurie Town Hall
Aberdeenshire 1863 Category B listed (LB35399).
Architect: John Russell Mackenzie.
Irvine Irvine Townhouse
Ayrshire and Arran 1862 37 metres (121 ft) Category B listed (LB35414).
Architect: James Ingram.
Jedburgh Jedburgh Town Hall
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 1900 Category B listed (LB35458).
Architect: James Pearson Alison.
Kelso Kelso Town Hall
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 1816 Category B listed (LB35828).
Architect: John Daniel Swanston and William Syme.
Kilbirnie Kilbirnie Council Offices
Ayrshire and Arran 1916 Architect: Robert James Walker.
Kilmaurs Kilmaurs Tolbooth
Ayrshire and Arran 1709 Category A listed (LB12588).
Kinghorn Kinghorn Town Hall
Fife 1830 Category B listed (LB36251).
Architect: Thomas Hamilton.
Kingston Kingston Public Halls
Glasgow 1904 Category B listed (LB33524).
Architect: Robert William Horn.
Kinross Kinross Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1869 Category B listed (LB36299).
Architect: Andrew Cumming.
Kintore Kintore Town House
Aberdeenshire 1747 Category A listed (LB36312).
Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Town House
Fife 1937–1956 Category B listed (LB36387).
Architects: David Carr and William Howard of Edinburgh.
Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Town Hall
Dunbartonshire 1906 Category B listed (LB48641).
Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Tolbooth
Kirkcudbrightshire 1629 Category A listed (LB36542).
Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright Town Hall
Kirkcudbrightshire 1881 Category B listed (LB36604).
Architects: Peddie and Kinnear.
Kirkwall Kirkwall Town Hall
Orkney 1886 Category B listed (LB45980).
Architect: Thomas Smith Peace.
Kirriemuir Kirriemuir Town Hall
Angus 1885 Category C listed (LB36916).
Architects: Charles and Leslie Ower.
Kirriemuir Kirriemuir Town House
Angus 1604 Category B listed (LB36812).
Lanark Lanark Tolbooth
Lanarkshire 1778 Category B listed (LB36997).
Langholm Langholm Town Hall
Dumfries 1813 Category B listed (LB37122).
Architect: William Elliot.
Lauder Lauder Town Hall
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 1735 Category B listed (LB37201).
Leith Old Town Hall, Leith
Edinburgh 1829 Category A listed (LB27857).
Architects: R & R Dickson
Lerwick Lerwick Town Hall
Shetland 1883 Category A listed (LB37256).
Architect: Alexander Ross.
Linlithgow Linlithgow Burgh Halls
West Lothian 1670 Category A listed (LB37362).
Architect: John Smith.
Lockerbie Lockerbie Town Hall
Dumfries 1891 35 metres (115 ft) Category A listed (LB37579).
Architects: David Bryce and Frank Carruthers.
Lochmaben Lochmaben Town Hall
Dumfries 1723 Category A listed (LB37541).
Lossiemouth Lossiemouth Town Hall
Moray 1885 Architect: Duncan Cameron.
Macduff Macduff Town Hall
Aberdeenshire 1885 Category B listed (LB37634).
Architects: John Bridgeford Pirie and Arthur Clyne.
Maryhill Maryhill Burgh Halls
Glasgow 1878 Category B listed (LB32349).
Architect: Duncan McNaughtan.
Maybole Maybole Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1887 Category B listed (LB37708).
Architect: Robert Samson Ingram.
Millport Millport Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1878
Milnathort Milnathort Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1855 Category B listed (LB17638).
Architect: Mr Watt of Kinross.
Moffat Moffat Town Hall
Dumfries 1827 Category B listed (LB37927).
Architect: Walter Newall.
Montrose Montrose Town House
Angus 1764 Category A listed (LB38083).
Architect: John Hutcheson.
Motherwell Motherwell Civic Centre
Lanarkshire 1970 Category B listed (LB52545).
Architects: Wylie, Shanks and Partners.
Motherwell Motherwell Town Hall
Lanarkshire 1887 37 metres (121 ft) Category C listed (LB48305).
Architect: John Bennie Wilson.
Musselburgh Musselburgh Tolbooth
East Lothian 1590 Category A listed (LB38309).
Nairn Nairn Town and County Buildings
Nairn 1818 24.7 metres (81 ft) Category B listed (LB38427).
Architect: Mr Smith.
Newburgh Newburgh Town House
Fife 1810 Category B listed (LB38506).
Architect: John Speed.
New Cumnock New Cumnock Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1889 Category C listed (LB50128).
Architect: Allan Stevenson.
New Galloway New Galloway Town Hall
Kirkcudbrightshire 1875 Category B listed (LB38475).
Newton Stewart Newton Stewart Town Hall
Wigtownshire 1885 Category B listed (LB38669).
Architect: Richard Park.
Newton Stewart Old Town Hall, Newton Stewart
Wigtownshire 1800 Category B listed (LB38686).
Oban Oban Municipal Buildings
Argyll and Bute 1900 Category B listed (LB38799).
Architect: Alexander Shairp.
Old Aberdeen Old Town House, Old Aberdeen
Aberdeen 1789 Category A listed (LB19992).
Architect: George Jaffrey.
Oldmeldrum Oldmeldrum Town Hall
Aberdeenshire 1877 Category B listed (LB38892).
Architect: William Smith.
Paisley Paisley Town Hall
Renfrewshire 1882 Category A listed (LB38978).
Architects: William Henry Lynn of Belfast and William Young.
Partick Partick Burgh Hall
Glasgow 1872 Category B listed (LB32852).
Architect: William Leiper.
Partick Old Burgh Hall, Partick
Glasgow 1853 Category B listed (LB32845).
Architect: Charles Wilson.
Peebles Peebles Burgh Hall
Tweeddale 1859 Category A listed (LB39180).
Architect: John Paris.
Peebles Peebles Town House
Tweeddale 1753 Category A listed (LB39188).
Penicuik Penicuik Town Hall
Midlothian 1894 Category C listed (LB46821).
Architect: Campbell Douglas.
Perth Perth City Hall
Perth and Kinross 1914 Category B listed (LB39318).
Architects: H E Clifford and Thomas Lunan of Glasgow.
Perth Municipal Buildings, Perth
Perth and Kinross 1881 Category B listed (LB39320).
Architects: Andrew Heiton and Andrew Grainger Heiton.
Peterhead Peterhead Town House
Aberdeenshire 1788 Category B listed (LB39674).
Architect: John Baxter.
Peterhead Municipal Chambers, Peterhead
Aberdeenshire 1805 Category B listed (LB39694).
Pitlochry Pitlochry Town Hall
Perth and Kinross 1900 Category B listed (LB47549).
Architect: Alexander Ness.
Pittenweem Pittenween Tolbooth
Fife 1588 Category A listed (LB39868).
Pollokshaws Pollokshaws Burgh Hall
Glasgow 1898 Category A listed (LB33953).
Architect: Robert Rowand Anderson of Edinburgh.
Pollokshields Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Glasgow 1890 Category A listed (LB33411).
Architect: H. E. Clifford.
Port Glasgow Town Buildings, Port Glasgow
Renfrewshire 1816 46 metres (151 ft) Category A listed (LB40071).
Architect: David Hamilton.
Portobello Portobello Town Hall
Edinburgh 1914 Category B listed (LB27391).
Architect: James Anderson Williamson.
Portobello Old Town Hall, Portobello
Edinburgh 1878 Category B listed (LB27463).
Architect: Robert Paterson.
Portsoy Old Town Hall, Portsoy
Aberdeenshire 1798 Category C listed (LB40311).
Prestonpans Prestonpans Town Hall
East Lothian 1897 Category C listed (LB43945).
Architect: Peter Whitecross.
Prestwick Prestwick Burgh Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1837 Category B listed (LB40329).
Renfrew Renfrew Town Hall
Renfrewshire 1873 32 metres (105 ft) Category A listed (LB40430).
Architect: James Jamieson Lamb of Paisley.
Rothes Rothes Town Hall
Moray 1900 Architect: Robert Baillie Pratt.
Rothesay Rothesay Town Hall and County Buildings
Argyll and Bute 1835 Category B listed (LB40453).
Architect: James Dempster.
Rutherglen Rutherglen Town Hall
Lanarkshire 1862 34 metres (112 ft) Category A listed (LB33564).
Architect: Charles Wilson.
Saltcoats Saltcoats Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1826 Category B listed (LB40489).
Architect: Peter King.
Sanquhar Sanquhar Tolbooth
Dumfries 1739 Category A listed (LB40540).
Architect: William Adam.
Scalloway Scalloway Public Hall
Shetland 1902 Category C listed (LB47295).
Selkirk Selkirk Town House
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 1805 30 metres (98 ft) Category A listed (LB40569).
Architect: Robert Lees.
South Queensferry South Queensferry Tolbooth
Edinburgh 1720 Category B listed (LB40411).
St Andrews St Andrews Town Hall
Fife 1862 Category B listed (LB40695).
Architect: James Anderson Hamilton.
Stirling Stirling Tolbooth
Stirling and Falkirk 1705 Category A listed (LB41110).
Architect: Sir William Bruce.
Stirling Municipal Buildings, Stirling
Stirling and Falkirk 1918 Category B listed (LB41105).
Architect: John Gaff Gillespie.
Stirling Old Viewforth
Stirling and Falkirk 1855 Category B listed (LB48323).
Architect: J W Hay. Extended by James Miller.
Stonehaven Stonehaven Town Hall
Kincardineshire 1878 Category B listed (LB41534).
James Matthews and William Lawrie.
Stonehaven Stonehaven Town House
Kincardineshire 1790 Category B listed (LB41615).
Stornoway Stornoway Town Hall
Western Isles 1929 Category B listed (LB41738).
Architect: J Robertson. Subsequently rebuilt.
Stow of Wedale Stow of Wedale Town Hall
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale 1857 Category B listed (LB51301).
Stranraer Old Town Hall, Stranraer
Wigtownshire 1776 Category A listed (LB41745).
Architects: Edward Wallace and Thomas Hall.
Strathaven Old Town Hall, Strathaven
Lanarkshire 1896 Category C listed (LB50142).
Architect: Alexander Cullen.
Strathmiglo Strathmiglo Town House
Fife 1734 21 metres (69 ft) Category A listed (LB15754).
Strichen Strichen Town House
Aberdeenshire 1816 Category A listed (LB16551).
Architect: John Smith.
Stromness Old Town Hall, Stromness
Orkney 1858 Category B listed (LB45345).
Tain Tain Tolbooth
Ross and Cromarty 1708 Category A listed (LB41867).
Architect: Alexander Stronach.
Thurso Thurso Town Hall
Caithness 1871 Category B listed (LB41988).
Architect: John Russell Mackenzie.
Troon Troon Town Hall
Ayrshire and Arran 1932 Category B listed (LB42136).
Architect: James Miller.
West Wemyss West Wemyss Tolbooth
Fife 1525 18 metres (59 ft) Category B listed (LB16694).
Whiteinch Whiteinch Burgh Hall
Glasgow 1894 Category B listed (LB50283).
Wick Wick Town Hall
Caithness 1828 Category B listed (LB42299).
Architect: Robert Reid.
Wigtown Wigtown Town Hall
Wigtownshire 1863 Category B listed (LB42439).
Architect: Thomas Brown II.

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References

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  1. ^ "1,000 Largest Cities and Towns in the UK by Population". The Geographist. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "West Wemyss, Main Street, Tolbooth (LB16694)". Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ Strachan, Edward; Bolton, Roy (2008). Russia & Europe in the Nineteenth Century. Sphinx Fine Art. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-907200-02-1.