Sir Walter Scott courthouse to re-open this weekend

Sir Walter Scott courthouse to re-open this weekend

The Scottish Borders courthouse is to reopen at the weekend, after a £430,000 restoration.

Built in 1803 as the Sheriff Court, it is where Sir Walter Scott dispensed justice to the people of Selkirkshire.

Scott was the Sheriff of the County of Selkirk between 1803 and 1832 and the courthouse now operates as a museum.

The initial remit of the project – which is the centre piece of the £1 million Selkirk CARS – focused on the courthouse’s steeple, including repairs to the weather vane, refurbishing the clock faces and repairing as much high-level defective stonework as possible within the Selkirk CARS budget.

However, while the renovations were ongoing, it became apparent that further essential stonework repairs were also required to lower sections of the spire.

The A-listed building will reopen on Saturday to coincide with the town’s Christmas lights celebrations.

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