Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Cameron Hospital
Cameron Hospital in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cameron Hospital is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cameron Hospital is a health facility in Cameron Road, Windygates, Fife, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife. The original building, known as Haig House, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Haig House, which was originally commissioned by the distiller John Haig for use as his home, was designed by David Bryce in the Scottish Baronial style and completed in 1849. It later became the family home of Field Marshal Earl Haig, his son. An infectious diseases hospital was established on the site in 1912 when Haig House was converted into an administration block and ward pavilions were built in the grounds. A new administration block was completed in 1940 at which time Haig House was converted for use as a nurses' home. The building was used as a military hospital during the Second World War before joining the National Health Service as Cameron Hospital in 1948. A tuberculosis…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1868, -3.0567
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY8 5RR
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1912
Sources
- wikidata: Q85200775 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cameron Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cameron Hospital?
- Cameron Hospital is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY8 5RR).
- When was Cameron Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1912.
- How do I get to Cameron Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY8 5RR. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.