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Leighton Library

1687 establishments in ScotlandBuildings and structures completed in 1687Category A listed buildings in Stirling (council area)Libraries in ScotlandLibrary buildings completed in the 17th century
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The Leighton Library, Dunblane geograph.org.uk 242542
The Leighton Library, Dunblane geograph.org.uk 242542

The Leighton Library, or Bibliotheca Leightoniana, in The Cross, Dunblane, is the oldest purpose-built library in Scotland and also has a well-documented history as one of the earliest public-subscription libraries in Scotland. Its collection of around 4,000 volumes and 78 manuscripts from the 16th to 19th century is founded on the personal collection of Robert Leighton (1611–1684), Minister at Newbattle, Principal of Edinburgh University, Bishop of Dunblane and Archbishop of Glasgow. Robert Leighton's personal collection consisted of 1,400 books and the Leighton Library was built to host the books which had been left to Dunblane Cathedral.

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