Craig Dunain Hospital

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Craig Dunain Hospital
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Craig Dunain Hospital
Craig Dunain Hospital
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Geography
Location Inverness, Scotland
Coordinates 57°27′49″N4°16′30″W / 57.4637°N 4.2749°W / 57.4637; -4.2749 Coordinates: 57°27′49″N4°16′30″W / 57.4637°N 4.2749°W / 57.4637; -4.2749
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Psychiatric hospital
Services
Emergency department No
History
Opened1864
Closed2000
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Craig Dunain Hospital was a mental health facility near Inverness in Scotland. The former hospital is a Category B listed building. [1]

History

The hospital, which was designed by James Matthews, opened as the Inverness District Asylum in May 1864. [2] [3] Additional male and female hospital wards were completed in 1898, a large new recreation hall was added in 1927 and a new chapel, designed by William Mitchell, was completed in 1963. [2] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 2000. [2] Although the main building was badly damaged in an arson attack in 2007, remedial work was carried out, including replacement of one of the towers in spring 2019, to allow the building to be converted for residential use as "Great Glen Hall". [4] A modern facility, known as New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital, was built to the north of the old hospital. [5]

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References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Craig Dunain Hospital  (Category B) (LB8037)" . Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Craig Dunain Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. "Craig Dunain Hospital (Former), Leachkin Road, Inverness". Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "Restoration work on former Craig Dunain Hospital reaches milestone as tower top reinstated". Press and Journal. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. "A look at Craig Dunain's 150 years of history". Press and Journal (Scotland). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.