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The Crichton
Hospital in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries in southwest Scotland. It serves as a remote campus for the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College, and the Open University. The site also includes a hotel and conference centre, and Crichton Memorial Church, set in a 100-acre (40-hectare) park. The campus was established in the 19th century as the Crichton Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital.
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Crichton Royal Hospital | |
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
![]() Crichton Memorial Church | |
Geography | |
Location | Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 55.0504°N 3.5927°W / 55.0504; -3.5927 |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1838 |
Closed | 2013 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
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