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Dysart Tolbooth on the High Street, erected in 1576, is the centrepiece of Dysart's historic buildings. This was once used as a public weigh-in and measures house; guards house and eventually a prison built as an extension in 1617.The building was also known to keep explosives. When this was occupied by Oliver Cromwell's troops in 1651, one of them accidentally dropped a match into a barrel of gunpowder (which was abandoned by a Dysart merchant) causing the roof to be blown apart.
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Dysart's medieval Tolbooth and 19th century Town House were comprehensively repaired in 2009, following centuries of neglect. The project reinstated original finishes and conserved historic features, including graffiti of sailing ships carved into ancient cell doors. The building's fascinating history includes surviving a gunpowder explosion that blew off the top of the building in 1746. Major cracks were still evident from this and these were repaired.
Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland

Today's Dysart is a strange patchwork quilt that reflects both the good times and the bad.
Undiscovered Scotland