Bellsdyke Hospital

Bellsdyke Hospital
Stirling District Asylum (latterly known as Bellsdyke Hospital)
Bellsdyke Hospital is located in Falkirk
Bellsdyke Hospital
Shown in Falkirk
Geography
LocationLarbert, Scotland
Coordinates56°02′07″N 3°49′14″W / 56.0352°N 3.8205°W / 56.0352; -3.8205
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
History
OpenedJune 1869 (1869-06)
Closed1997 (1997)

Bellsdyke Hospital, also known as Stirling District Lunatic Asylum ('SDLA') or Stirling District Asylum, is a former psychiatric hospital at Larbert, Falkirk that was opened in June 1869 and largely closed in 1997. It was an asylum set up by the Stirling District Lunacy Board.[1]

  1. ^ Penn, R. W. (1987). Bellsdyke Hospital: a short history. University of Stirling Library. pp. 1–5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)