Clocktower, High Street, Kinross

The Clocktower in Kinross was built in 1751, with a clock added in 1875. This impressive early four-stage tower features a corbelled balustrade and a broach spire. Originally part of the former Kinross Parish Church, it is now connected to the former Post Office building. The entrance elevation is made of squared and coursed red sandstone rubble, while the rest of the structure is constructed from coursed rubble, accented with contrasting grey sandstone ashlar quoins and dressings. The north elevation has dividing courses and a corbelled balustrade.

The principal (north) elevation showcases a timber door at the center, topped with a semicircular fanlight that includes a circular panel featuring a carved thistle. Above this, a carved keystone interrupts the dividing course. The second stage has a carved panel beneath the window, while the blind third stage leads to the top stage, which displays a clock face and a round-arched, timber-louvered belfry.

Inside, access to the clocktower is now from the first floor of the Town Hall. A later concrete stair leads to the first stage, and a timber stair continues to each stage above, culminating in the belfry, which houses the complete clock workings. An inscribed brass plate dated 1875 lists the names of the 'Police Commissioners of the Burgh of Kinross'. The tower features an 8-pane glazing pattern with a decorative top light in a fixed timber window, topped with grey slates and a cockerel weathervane.