Kirkcudbright Hospital

Kirkcudbright Hospital is a health facility in Barrhill Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Kirkcudbright Hospital
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
The hospital is the low cream building on the right
Shown in Dumfries and Galloway
Geography
Location	Barrhill Road, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	54.8346°N 4.0504°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	General
History
Opened	1897
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

History

The facility was created by the conversion of Townend School, which occupied a mid-19th century building, to the designs of Mr Wallace, a local architect, in 1897.[1][2] An operating theatre was added in 1921.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]

References

1. "Kirkcudbright Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
2. "Townend School life 1850-1897". Kirkcudbright History Society. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. "Kirkcudbright Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 9 February 2020.