The Crichton

Crichton Royal Hospital
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Crichton Memorial Church
The Crichton is located in Dumfries and Galloway
The Crichton
Shown in Dumfries and Galloway
Geography
LocationDumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°03′01″N 3°35′34″W / 55.0504°N 3.5927°W / 55.0504; -3.5927
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
History
Opened1838
Closed2013
Links
Websitewww.crichton.co.uk
ListsHospitals 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.