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 Retired Prisons

See category Retired Prisons on Waymarking.com .
Last import of category containing 926 waymarks in 52 different countries with 167 regions was on 2025-03-15.

Land / Region#PostedTitle of first posted waymarkCodeOwnerApproval
Aland Isles1Vita Björn - Kastelholm, Aland Isla ...WM18MKZWalking Boots2023-08-24
Andorra2Preso de La Casa del Quart - Andorra ...WMYD4ZTorgut2018-06-01
Argentina1ESMA - Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWM12909Torgut2020-04-02
Australia / New South Wales3Cooma Gaol - Cooma, NSWWMCXH2aussie_walkabout2011-10-23
Australia / South Australia2Robe Gaol Ruins - Robe, South Austra ...WMAF4Qbucketeer2011-01-12
Australia / Tasmania1Richmond Gaol, Richmond, TasmaniaWM160PJAndrex2282022-04-10
Australia / Victoria8HM Prison Pentridge, Coburg, Victori ...WM9908themd2010-08-01
Australia / Western Australia5The Roundhouse, Arthur's Head, F ...WM6YT63l diesel2009-08-07
Austria / Tirol2Stadtturm - Innsbruck, AustriaWMX4PBdenben2017-11-27
Bahamas1Old Gaol, NassauWMBBH7elyob2011-05-02
Belgium / Brabant wallon1Prison de l'abbaye - Villers-la- ...WMZMQJPaulLassiter2018-12-07
Belgium / West-Vlaanderen1Pandereitje retired prison - Bruges ...WMA1C8lopac442010-11-01
Belize1Museum of Belize - Belize City, Beli ...WM12864denben2020-03-26
Bermuda1Casemates Barracks & Prison -- R ...WMNFD8Benchmark Blasterz2015-03-09
Brazil / Bahia1Câmara Municipal de Salvador - Salv ...WM1A4HQdenben2024-06-18
Brazil / Rio de Janeiro1Calaboose Prison - Rio de Janeiro, B ...WM19ZRVdenben2024-05-21
Brazil / São Paulo4Penitenciário do Carandiru - Sao Pa ...WM1KWYsaopaulo12007-06-04
British Virgin Islands1Her Majesty’s Prison Museum - ...WM125NAneoc12020-03-05
Cabo Verde1Campo de Concentração do Tarrafal ...WMQ6Q9Torgut2016-01-02
Cambodia1The Khmer Rouge Security Prison 21 - ...WMF5X7denben2012-08-28
Canada / Alberta2Cardston Courthouse and Jail - Cards ...WMPC1ET0SHEA2015-08-09
Canada / British Columbia11New Westminster PenitentiaryWM1E0NTheLegoFool&Missus2007-04-16
Canada / Manitoba2Provincial Gaol - Winnipeg MBWM2TMKPeterNoG2007-12-21
Canada / New Brunswick3Charlotte County Gaol - St Andrews, ...WMPTXQT0SHEA2015-10-23
Canada / Nova Scotia5Citadel Defence Casemates and Garris ...WMFRD5wildwoodke2012-11-27
Canada / Ontario14Retired Prisons - Port Dalhousie, ONWMN54The Blue Quasar2006-08-23
Canada / Québec7Maison Gomin - Quebec, Quebec, Canad ...WM9CMNXeresDan2010-08-08
Canada / Yukon Territory1Former North West Mounted Police Jai ...WM14KX6Weathervane2021-07-23
Croatia1Former Jail - Groznjan, CroatiaWMHFCETorgut2013-07-04
Czechia / Hlavní město Praha5Dalibor's Tower / Daliborka Prag ...WM69AQDáin & Olík2009-04-29
Czechia / Jihočeský kraj1Gestapo Headquarters - Ceské Budejo ...WM1BFCXTorgut2025-02-02
Czechia / Jihomoravský kraj2Zemská káznice - Cejl, Brno, Czech ...WMGM33Noe12013-03-20
Czechia / Kraj Vysočina1mestská šatlava / former Town pri ...WMAK86Noe12011-02-22
Czechia / Středočeský kraj1Vež Hláska - Zámek Podebrady / T ...WM129RXDorcadion Team2020-04-08
Czechia / Zlínský kraj1Byvala veznice - Former prison (Uher ...WMB1Q6Bella2011-03-24
Denmark / Region Hovedstaden1Copenhagen Court House - Copenhagen ...WMVK22CADS112017-04-28
Denmark / Region Midtjylland1Det gamle statsfængsel Horsens, Dan ...WMG6Q3kallehaugerne2013-01-25
Denmark / Region Syddanmark2Arresten i Faaborg - Fyn -DanmarkWM12723Walking Boots2020-03-17
Dominican Republic1Fortaleza de San Felipe - Puerto Pla ...WM15TPTTorgut2022-02-25
Egypt1Aladin Citdadel Jail - Cairo, EgyptWM19F56Torgut2024-02-16
Estonia2Former Town Council's Prison - T ...WM8VRYsmall oaks2010-05-18
Finland / Varsinais-Suomi1Kakola / Lääninvankila - Turku, Fi ...WM13DYYSmurffaaja2020-11-19
France / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes2Château des Adhémar - Montélimar ...WM17RKYAlfouine2023-03-29
France / Bourgogne-Franche-Comté4Prison panoptique, Autun Saône et L ...WMRZ8XGwenanDu2016-08-27
France / Bretagne3Le Mont St-Michel (France)WMGG95gemeloj2013-03-09
France / Centre-Val-de-Loire3The Ballan-Mire prisonWMN10Dcelene372014-12-22
France / Corse4La citadelle de Corte - FranceWM14AJDAlfouine2021-05-30
France / Grand-Est4Château de Landskron - Leymen, Fran ...WM9RZWfi672010-10-04
France / Hauts-de-France1Ancienne Prison de Bourbourg - Bourb ...WM11437pmaupin2019-08-13
France / Île-de-France2Conciergerie - Paris, FranceWMN7Y4Al-cab2015-01-18
France / Normandie3La Joyeuse Prison - Pont l'Evequ ...WMXEJ2junkys2018-01-02
France / Nouvelle-Aquitaine6Donjon de Niort,FrWMN6TEsara et gege2015-01-07
France / Occitanie2Le couvent des Ursulines - Montpelli ...WMVMYWAlfouine2017-05-07
France / Pays de la Loire2La centrale de Fontevraud - FranceWMVH6HAlfouine2017-04-20
France / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur5Tour de Constance - Aigues Mortes/Fr ...WMMT57KaPsTeam2014-11-11
Germany / Baden-Württemberg4Altes Gefängnis - Bad Säckingen, B ...WME1MVfi672012-03-22
Germany / Bayern6Amtsgefängnis - Haag, Lk. Mühldorf ...WMF21ATharandter2012-08-11
Germany / Brandenburg1Stone Gate Prison - Brandenburg, Ger ...WM10TJ2Bernd das Brot Team2019-06-23
Germany / Hamburg1Jugendarrestanstalt Schädlerstrasse ...WM102AZWindschattenwanderer2019-02-11
Germany / Hessen2Zwehrenturm - Kassel, GermanyWMG0A8kittyposse2013-01-08
Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1ehemaliges Gefängnis des Kloster Ma ...WM10PNRKladings2019-06-08
Germany / Nordrhein-Westfalen6Grabbe-Haus - Detmold, GermanyWMG5PHkittyposse2013-01-19
Germany / Rheinland-Pfalz9Military prison - Germersheim, Germa ...WMFJE9DieCacherGirls2012-10-31
Germany / Sachsen1Roter Turm – Chemnitz, Sachsen ...WMVPFJmatefreund2017-05-14
Germany / Sachsen-Anhalt1ehem. Gefängnis im Marientor - Naum ...WMTKH8matefreund2016-12-04
Germany / Thüringen1Militärarrestanstalt Zitadelle Pete ...WM10YY8Windschattenwanderer2019-07-14
Gibraltar1Moorish Castle - GibraltarWM17KWRdenben2023-03-06
Guadeloupe2L'ancienne prison - Petit-Canal, ...WM11PNKpmaupin2019-11-27
Iceland1Government House - Reykjavik, Icelan ...WMPC7KMarine Biologist2015-08-09
India1Jail of Freedom Struggle - Kochi, In ...WM18TFMTorgut2023-09-24
Ireland / Dublin2Kilmainham GaolWM2Z40Windsocker2008-01-13
Ireland / Ulster1HM Prison - Crumlin Road - Belfast, ...WMYNKNveritas vita2018-07-04
Italy / Emilia–Romagna1Forte di San Leo - San Leo - ER - It ...WMZBJ1CADS112018-10-14
Italy / Lazio2Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, ItalyWMA8JYvraatja2010-12-05
Italy / Liguria2Torre Grimaldi - Genoa, ItalyWM8M9DRakeInTheCache2010-04-19
Italy / Puglia2Swabian Castle - Trani, ItalyWMR4FQRakeInTheCache2016-05-12
Italy / Toscana2Bargello - Florence, ItalyWMJ9DBrazalas2013-10-15
Luxembourg1Retired Women's Prison - Luxembo ...WM190MPT-Team!2023-11-04
Malta1The Old Prison - Gozo - MALTAWM59R4Norfolk122008-12-10
Martinique1Prison de Saint-Pierre - Saint-Pierr ...WM14V57pmaupin2021-09-09
Montenegro1Former Jail - Kotor, MontenegroWMT44XTorgut2016-09-22
Netherlands / Drenthe1Gevangenismuseum - VeenhuizenWM5ZFNhaxepaxe2009-03-13
Netherlands / Friesland1Old prison - Bolsward, NLWM19YDAPetjeOp2024-05-12
Netherlands / Gelderland3Voormalig Kantonnaal Huis van Bewari ...WM15522eilers12021-10-19
Netherlands / Limburg1Het Arresthuis - Roermond, NLWM14T0ZT-Team!2021-08-18
Netherlands / Noord-Brabant1Koepelgevangenis - Breda - the Nethe ...WM10XNMeilers12019-10-06
Netherlands / Noord-Holland4De Drommedaris - Enkhuizen, The Neth ...WMNFJZHi-Bye2015-03-18
Netherlands / Overijssel1Stadsgevangenis - Oldenzaal, NLWM167N6PetjeOp2022-05-30
Netherlands / Utrecht1Raadhuis Haarzuylen - Haarzuilens, N ...WM142E9Theodd12021-04-01
Netherlands / Zeeland1Oude gevangenis van Vissingen -Zeela ...WM6P8Xlopac442009-06-30
Netherlands / Zuid-Holland3Gravensteen - Leiden (NL)WMNNJPAxel-F2015-04-11
New Caledonia1Vestiges du bagne de Prony - New Cal ...WMZMRKBono23332018-12-04
New Zealand / North Island2The Old Jail, Ongaonga. New Zealand.WMAQ6FPunga and Paua2011-02-11
New Zealand / South Island5Fortrose (Tokanui) Gaol — Waik ...WM7M79Dunbar Loop2009-11-08
Norfolk Island1New Gaol and Prisoners' Barracks ...WM3KQ3Punga and Paua2008-04-18
Norway / Oslo1Akershus Fortress - Oslo, NorwayWMPD3JMarine Biologist2015-08-12
Paraguay1Museo de Las Memorias - Assunción, ...WM12DMBTorgut2020-05-06
Poland / Mazowieckie1Pawiak, Warsaw, PolandWMETB1Torgut2012-07-11
Portugal / Arquipélago dos Açores1Retired prison of Velas - São Jorge ...WMKZHHRuiJSDuarte2014-06-27
Portugal / Aveiro1Antiga Cadeia da Comarca - Albergari ...WM12A0Arazalas2020-04-10
Portugal / Braga1Antiga Cadeia Municipal de VinhaisWM8Y6Qrazalas2010-05-31
Portugal / Coimbra1Prisão Académica - Coimbra, Portug ...WM13DNNTorgut2020-11-17
Portugal / Évora1Cadeia Comarcã de Estremoz, Portuga ...WMCX2Kbtrodrigues2011-10-23
Portugal / Faro1Cadeia Civil - Tavira, PortugalWMHB3VTorgut2013-06-21
Portugal / Leiria2Forte de Peniche, PortugalWMBXCWmanchanegra2011-07-06
Portugal / Lisboa3Antiga Prisão de Arruda dos Vinhos ...WMD3JYmanchanegra2011-11-19
Portugal / Portalegre1Forte da Graça - Elvas, Portalegre, ...WMJX6Apaulohercules2014-01-17
Portugal / Porto3Cadeia da Relação - Porto, Portuga ...WMCY4Wrazalas2011-10-27
Portugal / Viana do Castelo2Torre da Cadeia velha - Ponte de Lim ...WMAJFNrazalas2011-01-23
Portugal / Viseu1Lamego's Castle - Lamego, Portug ...WMATJ7tmob2011-02-23
Senegal1Le fort d'Estrées - SenegalWM18KNWAriberna2023-08-19
Slovakia / Košický kraj1Miklušova väznica, Košice, SKWMJZ6ZNoe12014-01-21
South Africa / Western Cape1Robben Island - Capetown South Afric ...WM375ZWindsocker2008-02-21
Spain / Andalucía6Real Chancillería de Granada - Gran ...WM162YGAriberna2022-05-05
Spain / Castilla y León1Castillo de Urueña - Valladolid, Es ...WM17N9Xxeocach2023-03-13
Spain / Castilla-La Mancha5Prisión Central - Guadalajara, Espa ...WM182KKxeocach2023-05-18
Spain / Cataluña4Modelo prison - Barcelona SpainWM178HAkJfishman2023-01-02
Spain / Comunidad de Madrid2Casa de la Villa - Cárcel de la Vil ...WMAA8DSUp3rFM & Cruella2011-10-20
Spain / Comunidad Valenciana9Torres de Serrans (Serranos Towers) ...WMVCJGneoc12017-04-02
Spain / Galicia13Cárcere da coroa - Ourence, SPWM12X9Grazalas2020-07-31
Spain / Región de Murcia2Prisión femenina en el Convento de ...WM1A5QYGURUGU2024-06-28
Sweden / Halland1Varbergs Fastning - Varberg, SwedenWM14WZJBecktracker2021-09-04
Sweden / Skåne1Malmöhus slott - Malmö - Skåne, S ...WM1A7JFWalking Boots2024-07-08
Switzerland / Aargau5Schwarzer Turm - Brugg, AG, Switzerl ...WMGTXTfi672013-04-18
Switzerland / Basel Landschaft2Henkermuseum - Sissach, BL, Switzerl ...WME56Mfi672012-04-05
Switzerland / Basel Stadt1Lohnhof - Basel, SwitzerlandWM6N02fi672009-06-23
Switzerland / Bern5Käfigturm - Bern, SwitzerlandWMMEW9fi672014-09-22
Switzerland / Luzern1Luzern Gothic Tower, SwitzerlandWM6EKWDáin & Olík2009-05-22
Switzerland / Solothurn1Zehntenscheune - Büsserach, SO, Swi ...WMTV7Jfi672017-01-13
Switzerland / Valais2Zendenrathaus - Ernen, VS, Switzerla ...WMWPBKfi672017-09-26
Switzerland / Vaud2Former District Prison in the Castle ...WMYW6Hfi672018-08-01
Syria1Former French Prison in Palmyra, Syr ...WMD7RPTorgut2011-12-02
Tanzania2Old fort in Zanzibar - Zanzibar, Tan ...WM1AAQHAriberna2024-07-20
United Kingdom / East Midlands3The prison within Lincoln CastleWM1D50V70PDB2007-04-09
United Kingdom / Eastern England18Harrold Old Gaol - The Green, Harrol ...WM33P1Dragontree2008-02-07
United Kingdom / London2Tower of London - London, England, U ...WM4PDWcldisme2008-09-15
United Kingdom / North East England1The Old Workhouse - Newport Pagnell ...WM3334Norfolk122008-02-03
United Kingdom / North West England4The DungeonWMRBVm0sgb2006-09-25
United Kingdom / Northern Scotland2Forfar Prison - Angus, Scotland.WMV4H7creg-ny-baa2017-02-22
United Kingdom / South East England6The Westgate - Canterbury, Kent, UKWMEC9KDragontree2012-05-06
United Kingdom / South Wales5Aberystwyth Caste Ruins, New Promena ...WMB35FDdraig Ddu2011-03-29
United Kingdom / South West England4The Old Clink, Callington, CornwallWM3R54Sir Lose-a-lot2008-05-12
United Kingdom / Southern England6Buckingham Old Gaol - Market Hill, B ...WM662YDragontree2009-04-10
United Kingdom / Southern Scotland1Tolbooth Kirkcudbright Dumfries and ...WMN82flipflopnick2006-08-24
United Kingdom / West Midlands8The Old Lockup, GnosallWM1PA8teleute2007-06-18
United Kingdom / Yorkshire5County Gaol & Debtors' Priso ...WMK0FFMaster Mariner2014-01-27
United States / Alabama4Old Columbia JailWMP1Mdriver82006-08-31
United States / Alaska1Former Jail - Hyder, AlaskaWMHN4EMarine Biologist2013-07-26
United States / Arizona14Retired Jail, Navajo County Historic ...WMNZ6BackPak2006-08-30
United States / Arkansas5Mississippi County Jail - Osceola, A ...WM35EYBruceS2008-02-13
United States / California54Old Monterey JailWMWJXBernd das Brot Team2006-10-27
United States / Colorado14Teller County Jail (Former)WM15RWmr.volkswagen2007-01-24
United States / Connecticut2Old Newgate Prison - East Granby CTWMBGF2nomadwillie2011-05-23
United States / Delaware2Fort Delaware - Delaware City, DEWM6NZ394RedRover2009-06-29
United States / Florida8Old Nassau County Jail - Fernandina ...WM2RQ4Marine Biologist2007-12-15
United States / Georgia13Old Liberty County Jail - Hinesville ...WM2EAKonfire4jesus2007-10-19
United States / Hawaii1Hale Paahao Prison - Lahaina, HIWM5YZFsilverquill2009-03-07
United States / Idaho3Idaho State Old PenitenturyWMN78cachegame2006-08-24
United States / Illinois19Alton Illinois State Penitentiary - ...WMRH6BruceS2006-09-26
United States / Indiana13Old Log JailWMTK6dawn's light2006-10-08
United States / Iowa5Delmar Calaboose - Delmar, IAWMQH08Nuts MotherGoose2006-09-16
United States / Kansas11Wetmore Calaboose - Wetmore KansasWM2BXAsaso_3622007-10-09
United States / Kentucky6Old Stone Jail, ShepardsvilleWMN2YChapterhouseInc2006-08-22
United States / Louisiana5Old St. Helena Parish Jail - Greensb ...WM5DZPscrambler3902008-12-25
United States / Maine1Old York GaolWM4X9Edremoto2008-10-09
United States / Maryland6Former Jail - Mount Savage MDWM6AWGHaricotVert_522009-05-04
United States / Massachusetts4Dedham Jail Dedham, MAWM61F6NorStar2009-03-18
United States / Michigan5First State Prison - Jackson, Michig ...WM28ZES5280ft2007-10-07
United States / Minnesota4Old City Jail – Winton, MNWMHRFNwildernessmama2013-08-09
United States / Mississippi3Old Sumrall Jail-Sumrall, MSWM7MAPCommander X2009-11-08
United States / Missouri46Elsberry Jail - Elsberry, MissouriWM1BBYBruceS2007-03-23
United States / Montana11Lewis & Clark County Jail - Hele ...WM7BM5CerealBoxMonsters2009-10-01
United States / Nevada2Gardnerville Branch JailWMJ2WNbrwhiz2013-09-14
United States / New Hampshire1Portsmouth Naval Prison - Kittery, M ...WM4X7BMountain_Wanderer2008-10-09
United States / New Jersey6Burlington County Prison - Mount Hol ...WMPK3chstress532006-09-05
United States / New Mexico1Former adobe jail and courthouse, La ...WM12FE7kallehaugerne2020-05-16
United States / New York5Wayne County Historic Society Old Ja ...WM2CXGPTCrazy2007-10-14
United States / North Carolina5Old Wilkes Jail, Wilkesboro, North C ...WM45VYmacleod12008-07-12
United States / North Dakota1Martin Jail~ Martin, NDWM4FFNTriquest2008-08-17
United States / Ohio14Rock Jail - Wilgus, OhioWMT9HCrystal Sound2006-10-05
United States / Oklahoma26Post Guardhouse - Fort Sill OklahomaWM7PQKGeojeepsters2009-11-19
United States / Oregon7First Jail - Junction City, OregonWM4R2TTheBeanTeam2008-09-22
United States / Pennsylvania19Retired Jail of Delta Borough WMRV1deano19432006-09-30
United States / Rhode Island1Old Washington County Jail - South K ...WMN9X5NorStar2015-01-28
United States / South Carolina2Walterboro JailWM1JKQmikemtn2007-05-21
United States / South Dakota4Old Hot Springs Jail - Hot Springs, ...WM22RPBruceS2007-09-03
United States / Tennessee5Tennessee State Prison, Nashville, T ...WM35JBhorizon seeker2008-02-13
United States / Texas155Wilson County JailWM14NJrilekyle2007-01-13
United States / Utah8Stockton JailWM22ATJacobBarlow2007-09-03
United States / Virginia11The Old Fauquier County JailWMNVJRivers End2006-08-29
United States / Washington3Grays Harbor County Courthouse Jail ...WMK1Z4ddtfamily2014-02-14
United States / West Virginia3Braxton County Jail - Sutton, WVWM1MX0silverquill2007-06-04
United States / Wisconsin2Mazomanie Jail - Mazomanie, Wisconsi ...WM1R36BruceS2007-06-28
United States / Wyoming3Wyoming State Penitentiary - Rawlins ...WM6N59gparkes2009-06-26
Vietnam1Hoa Lo Prison - Hanoi, VietnamWMKHHDTorgut2014-04-18