Craig Dunain Hospital Explained

Craig Dunain Hospital
Location:Inverness
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS Scotland
Type:Psychiatric hospital
Speciality:Psychiatry
Emergency:No
Founded:1864
Closed:2000
Map Type:Scotland Inverness
Coordinates:57.4637°N -4.2749°W

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

History

The hospital, which was designed by James Matthews, opened as the Inverness District Asylum in May 1864.[1] [2] 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.[1] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 2000.[1] 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".[3] A modern facility, known as New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital, was built to the north of the old hospital.[4]

Notes and References

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