Barnhill Tollhouse (also known as the Old Toll House), located just to the southeast of Perth, Scotland, was built in the early 19th century. Now a Category A listed building,Dundee Road, Barnhill Tollhouse – Historic Environment Scotland it stands on Dundee Road, where it formerly collected tolls from vehicles entering the Perth city limits.Perth, Dundee Road, Barnhill Tollhouse – Canmore
Its architect is believed to be Sir Robert Smirke, whose other designs include Perth Sheriff Court, the British Museum and Lancaster House.
It is a single-storey structure, in a T-plan with basement in the fall of the ground. Its ashlar front and centre bay projects recessed distyle Greek Doric columns. Its roof is slated and piended.
The building has been on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland since 2004.Barnhill Tollhouse, Dundee Road, Perth – Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland In 2018, plans were revealed to develop the structure into a three-storey dwelling with a rooftop garden."Plan to transform Perth’s historic Old Toll House will preserve character" – The Courier, 28 November 2018 A plaque that showed the tolls due, which was on the right of the building's frontage, has been put into storage and will be restored to the structure upon the completion of work.
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See also List of Category A listed buildings in Perth and Kinross List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland
References
External links Perth, Dundee Road, Barnhill Tollhouse – Scotland's Places A view of the building – Google Street View, November 2020