William Simpson’s Home
The William Simpson's Home is a care home in Plean, Scotland. It provides care for members of the armed services who have developed mental health or alcohol related problems.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Social service facility
- Description: hospital in Plean, Scotland
- Also known as: “William Simpson Asylum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plean Castle and Plean House.
Plean Castle
Castle
Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. Plean Castle is situated 3,900 feet east of William Simpson’s Home.
Plean House
Ruins
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plean House is a ruins, which is situated 2,700 feet west of William Simpson’s Home.
Torwood Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel J C Turnbull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torwood Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle near the village of Torwood, in the Falkirk Council area of central Scotland. It was designated as a Category A listed building in 1979. Torwood Castle is situated 1½ miles south of William Simpson’s Home.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plean and Torwood.
Plean
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plean is a village, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland, located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Plean had a population of 1,740. Plean has some historic buildings, some council houses and an estate.
Torwood
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torwood is a small village located 2 miles north-northwest of Larbert, 4 miles north-west of Falkirk and 6 miles south-southeast of Stirling. Torwood lies within the Falkirk Council area of Scotland.
Cowie
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. Historically part of Stirlingshire, it lies on the minor B9124 road approximately 4 miles southeast of Stirling and about 1 mile north of the A9 road. Cowie is situated 1½ miles north of William Simpson’s Home.
William Simpson’s Home
- Category: hospital
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.05898° or 56° 3′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.86731° or 3° 52′ 2″ westOperator
William SimpsonsOpen location code
9C8R345M+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 113793296OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=social_facilityWikidata ID
Q55642707
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“William Simpson’s Home” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “William Simpson Asylum”
- French: “William Simpson Asylum”
- German: “William Simpson Asylum”
- Italian: “William Simpson Asylum”
- Spanish: “William Simpson Asylum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plean Churchyard and Plean Parish Church.
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