[2] The new building was designed by a Mr Downie in the form of a tolbooth, built by a local builder, William MacNeill, in rubble masonry and was completed in 1745.

[3] In 1773, the steeple was augmented by a tall timber octagonal cupola, built by Donald McNeil to a design by John Boag: the clock for the cupola was a gift to the town from the former member of parliament for Tain Burghs, Major-General John Scott.

[2] The building was remodelled to a design by William Cumming Joass in 1905 with the addition of stepped gables to the wings, which were projected forward from their original positions, and a central portico with columns supporting an entablature and a balcony.

[2][4] The rooms in the town hall continued to be used for public events and performers there included the rock band, The Beatles, who gave a concert on 4 January 1963.

[9][10] At that time, the building became the home of the Dingwall Museum: the collection includes a reconstruction of a local smithy as well as a room devoted the life of Major-General Sir Hector MacDonald who saw action at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898.