The Collection
Dysart Trust has been donated an incredible array of materials about Dysart.
The Building
The museum is housed in the former Townhouse next to the Tolbooth.
It is described in the Historic Environment Scotland inventory of listed buildings.
“In 1617 the Town Hall was built alongside the old Tolbooth, the upper stages of which were wrecked by an explosion in 1656 and not rebuilt until 1707. The building housed the public weights-and-measures office, guard-house and prison; the Town Council met here weekly after 1617. A clock was introduced as early as 1592, and the current mechanism and clock faces were installed in 1876.”
The Tolbooth, shown here, is no longer open to the public, although the Townhouse is open most Sunday’s throughout the summer. Further details on opening times here.
Further Reading
There are several pamphlets written about Dysart and these are available for sale in the museum, together with Waterstones in Kirkcaldy High Street.
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