Royal Scottish National Hospital | |
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Forth Valley Health Board | |
Geography | |
Location | Larbert, Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°01′40″N 3°50′44″W / 56.0278°N 3.8456°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
History | |
Opened | 23 May 1863 |
Closed | 1991 |
Demolished | 2015 |
The Royal Scottish National Hospital was a psychiatric institution situated in Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland. It was first founded as the Scottish National Institution for the Education of Imbecile Children in 1862,[1] with the building being officially opened on 23 May 1863.[2]