Former Hospital Administration Building,... (C) Bill Harrison

NJ9019 : Former Hospital Administration Building, Kingseat

near to Dams of Craigie, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain

Former Hospital Administration Building, Kingseat

The Kingseat site was the first "village hospital" in the UK, inspired by European examples. It treated casualties from Atlantic Convoys in WWII and was later used as a residential mental-health facility.
For more on its interesting history, see: Link

(warning: large file, 4MByte). The road has the impressive name of King Malcolm Drive, because King Malcolm reputedly stopped in the area after defeating Macbeth at the battle of Lumphanen in 1057.

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2012

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Grid Square: NJ9019, 4 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Bill Harrison (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 28 April, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 28 April, 2012
Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Derelict, Disused Health and social services
Subject Location: OSGB36: NJ 9047 1911 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:15.7534N 2:9.5777W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NJ 9048 1909
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)