Execution site

Stirling Old Town Jail

Stirling

A Victorian jail near where the Radical leaders were beheaded.

Stirling's Old Town Jail was built in 1847 to replace the crowded old Tolbooth. Nearby, in 1820, the radical leaders Andrew Hardie and John Baird were hanged and then beheaded on Broad Street after the 'Radical War'.

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When: 1847
Where: 56.1200, -3.9410
Group: Gibbets & executions

Visiting

Open for tours, with views from the rooftop.

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