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Royal Scottish National Hospital
Royal Scottish National Hospital in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Royal Scottish National 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
The Royal Scottish National Hospital was a psychiatric institution situated in Larbert (today in Falkirk council area), Scotland. It was first founded as the Scottish National Institution for the Education of Imbecile Children in 1862, with the building being officially opened on 23 May 1863.
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Background
Description
The building initially used for the institution was in Gayfield Square, Edinburgh in 1855 and administered by 'The Society for the Education of the Imbecile Youth of Scotland'. however; the building was too small for all the pupils and staff which meant the committee had to look for another site for the institution. It was necessary to find bigger premises for the institution, five acres near Larbert railway station were obtained to build a property and this was founded as the 'Home for Imbecile and Invalid Children' in 1863. his own house Egremont was started after the building at Larbert was completed, both were the High Victorian Gothic revival style that Pilkington favoured. Pilkington…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0319, -3.8333
- District
- Falkirk
- Postcode
- FK5 4WT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Established
- 1863
Sources
- wikidata: Q14956916 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Scottish National Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Scottish National Hospital?
- Royal Scottish National Hospital is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK5 4WT).
- When was Royal Scottish National Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1863.
- How do I get to Royal Scottish National Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK5 4WT. It sits within the Alloa and Grangemouth parliamentary constituency.