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Location DB > Scotland > Highlands > Inverness > Craig Dunain Lunatic Asylum
 Name
Craig Dunain Lunatic Asylum
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 Database Info
created by Anonymous on 4/7/2004 6:22 PM
last modified by Anonymous on 5/1/2021 2:32 PM
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 Overview
 Description
Ancient gothic hospital complex.
 Basic Information
Type: Building
Status: Repurposed
Accessibility: Easy - rent an apartment, buy a holiday home!
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
 Physical Information
Address

Inverness, Highlands
Scotland
Owner: Great Glen Place
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  •  Hazards
     Interesting Features
    Gothic architecture, kitchen faciltites with equipment, ECT room, ward 4 patient art work, medical records, solitary confinement cell, chapel dorm, grand dining hall, staff canteen complete with huge wooden beams, water towers giving a panoramic view of Inverness.

    Small grave yard located in woods beside hospital - heard about some disturbing things going on at night so advisable to go during day.
     Security Measures
     Historical Dates
    Built: 1864
    Closed: 2000
     Required Equipment
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     History
    Craig Dunain was a large Victorian hospital located on a hilltop on the outskirts of Inverness and servicing the whole of the West Highlands and Islands. This was a huge institution with a surprising range of facilities and resources, including a farm, sports fields and a fine dance hall: at one time it housed 2000 patients. With the trend towards community care, this hospital closed in 2000, replaced by New Craigs which you will pass on the way up Leachkin Road towards Craig Dunain.

    The main building was badly damaged from arson attack in 2007.

    In 2019 work began to remediate, restore, renovate, and remodel in luxury apartments and holiday homes.
     Media Coverage
    https://www.bbc.co...-scotland-20938462
     Future Plans
    Being converted into 118 luxury apartments, partially demolished (mainly the '70s additions and possibly the '30s ones, even the magnificent main hall is already being demolished for a "village green" and the mortuary has been turned to dust) and 1200 new-build houses are to be built on the grounds.
     Stories
    Security
    Sat, Sep 4th, 2004
    posted by nl-sco


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     Photo Galleries
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    Hell
    Sun, Jul 4th, 2004
    posted by Slickis
    1 pictures
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    Craig Dunain exterior, 2nd April 2005
    Fri, Apr 29th, 2005
    posted by lost
    14 pictures
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    Asylum and graveyard visit w/ex patient
    Thu, Jul 7th, 2005
    posted by lost
    18 pictures
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    1902 interior shots
    Thu, Aug 18th, 2005
    posted by lost
    13 pictures
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    Original plans from 1860
    Thu, Aug 18th, 2005
    posted by lost
    6 pictures
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    Photos taken during the winding down of the asylum (2000)
    Mon, Aug 22nd, 2005
    posted by lost
    7 pictures
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    Inside!
    Wed, Sep 14th, 2005
    posted by lost
    15 pictures
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    Afraid of the dark
    Mon, Sep 19th, 2005
    posted by lost
    30 pictures


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     Panoramas

    Craig Dunain South Elevation
    Tue, Mar 14th, 2006
    posted by lost
     Web Links
    https://en.wikiped...ig_Dunain_Hospital

    http://www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

    https://www.gaelho...rcraigs-apartment/
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     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 5/1/2021 2:32 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on May 1 21 at 14:32, Anonymous validated this location
  • on May 1 21 at 14:32, Anonymous changed the following: Description
  • on May 1 21 at 14:29, Anonymous made this location public
  • on May 1 21 at 14:29, Anonymous changed the following: Notes for Mods, Web Links
  • on Apr 30 21 at 18:19, Anonymous changed the following: Owner, Latitude, Longitude, History, Year Closed, Status, Accessibility, Hazards, Recommendation, Security Measures, Required Equipment, Recommended Equipment, Media Coverage, Web Links
  • on Mar 14 06 at 22:32, Anonymous updated panorama Craig Dunain South Elevation
  • on Mar 14 06 at 21:50, Anonymous changed the following: Owner, Type, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Status, Recommendation, Media Coverage
  • on Sep 20 05 at 1:45, Anonymous changed the following: Owner, Type, History, Year Closed, Hazards, Security Measures, Recommended Equipment, Future Plans
  • on Sep 20 05 at 1:03, Anonymous updated gallery picture DSCF1368.jpg
  • on Sep 20 05 at 1:02, Anonymous updated gallery picture DSCF1366.jpg
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