Inverness, Leachkin Road, Northern Counties District Lunatic Asylum, Superintendent's House
House (19th Century)
Site Name Inverness, Leachkin Road, Northern Counties District Lunatic Asylum, Superintendent's House
Classification House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Craig Dunain Hospital; Ruighard
Canmore ID 200552
Site Number NH64SW 56.02
NGR NH 6348 4359
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/200552
- Council Highland
- Parish Inverness And Bona
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH64SW 56.02 6348 4359
Note (1876 - 1878)
Scotland is divided into eight districts for the care of pauper lunatics, and this asylum has been erected for the custody of those in the Inverness district, which composes the counties of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty, Sutherland, and Nairn. It is a very handsome, new, stone building erected at a cost of about ₤35,000 and situated in a very commanding and salubrious position - It has accommodation for about 350; the right, or north, side being reserved for the females, and the left for the males. The grounds attached to it are very extensive embracing a farm and steading, doctor's residence, gas works, and cemetery; and will be very pretty when finished. Two medical men are on the staff. The money borrowed for the erection of the edifice has to be repaid by assessment, in 30 years. Property of the several counties named above.
OS Name Book 1876-8
