The Crichton
| Crichton Royal Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
Crichton Memorial Church | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°03′01″N 3°35′34″W / 55.0504°N 3.5927°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1838 |
| Closed | 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
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.