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Rowantree tollhouse and inn is a modest roadside establishment located near Laigh Rowantree Bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland. The structure dates from the turnpike era, when such buildings served the dual function of collecting tolls from travellers and providing refreshment and lodging. Its position on the route reflects the importance of toll collection infrastructure in eighteenth and nineteenth century Scotland, when turnpike trusts maintained and improved roads through this revenue system. The building survives as evidence of the commercial and administrative networks that supported Scotland's expanding road network during the period of agricultural and industrial development.
Rowantree tollhouse and inn, 230m S of Laigh Rowantree Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10986. View the official record →
Rowantree tollhouse and inn is a modest roadside establishment located near Laigh Rowantree Bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10986.
Rowantree tollhouse and inn, 230m S of Laigh Rowantree Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM10986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Suie tollhouse, 670m SW of Kirriereoch Farm (3.9 km), Bencallen Hill,chambered cairn (4.3 km), King's Cairn, chambered cairn 450m NE of Kirriemore (5.5 km).
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