The Crichton
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.Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crichton Memorial Church, Crichton Royal Hospital, Bankend Road, Dumfries and Midpark Hospital.
Crichton Memorial Church, Crichton Royal Hospital, Bankend Road, Dumfries
Church
Photo: Grant McIntosh Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midpark Hospital
Hospital
Photo: James Emmans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midpark Hospital is a modern acute mental health unit located in Dumfries. The hospital is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Troqueer and Maxwelltown.
Troqueer
Suburb
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troqueer is a former village and a parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today eastern Troqueer is a suburb of Dumfries.
Maxwelltown
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maxwelltown was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and by the time of the burgh's abolition in 1929 it was the most populous burgh in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Dumfries
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.
The Crichton
- Type: Suburb
- Description: former hospital in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: campus, former hospital, and locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.05126° or 55° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.5942° or 3° 35′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C7R3C24+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6130439033OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7728046
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover The Crichton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“The Crichton” goes by many names.
- Fulah: “The Crichton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kingholm Quay and Calside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crichton University Campus and Main Boilerhouse.
Dumfries and Galloway: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dumfries, Lockerbie, Stranraer, and Gretna.
Curious Suburbs to Discover
Uncover intriguing suburbs from every corner of the globe.