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=== Inveraray Jail ===
''Main Article: [[Inveraray Jail]]''
[[File:Inveraray Jail (geograph 5958191).jpg|thumb|Inveraray Jail]]
The building was originally built as a courthouse and jail between 1816-1820. It was built on the 1813 design by [[James Gillespie Graham]], which replaced [[Robert Reid (architect)|Robert Reid]]'s original design that had been abandoned due to lack of funds. Both the courthouse and the jail were opened in 1820. The courtroom, on the first floor, is a hemicycle with large windows and a magnificent view of the prison yard and Loch Fyne. 

With the Prisons Act of 1877, the government took control of the jail and began the construction of larger prisons in populated centres. The opening of [[HM Prison Barlinnie|Barlinnie Prison]] in [[Glasgow]] in 1882 led to the closure of small local jails in the west of Scotland, including Inveraray Jail in 1889. However, the court continued its activities until 1954.

Restoration work was undertaken in 1989 to convert the jail into a visitor attraction.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Former Inveraray Court House, Crown Point, Inveraray |url=https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/apex/f?p=1505:300:::::VIEWTYPE,VIEWREF:designation,LB35030 |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>