Inveraray Jail

Former county jail and courthouse turned into a vivid prison museum.

Inveraray Jail uses the town's old courthouse and prison to tell a rougher story than the castle. The jail operated in the 19th century, later served as a courthouse, and now recreates the cells, punishments, courtrooms, and daily misery of prison life.

It is theatrical, but effective. Pairing the jail with the castle gives Inveraray a useful contrast between power upstairs and punishment downstairs.

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