Castle Craig Hospital

Castle Craig Hospital is a private residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is based at Castle Craig, an 18th-century country house set in 50 acres (20 ha) of private parkland near the village of Blyth Bridge, around 20 miles (32 km) south of Edinburgh.

Castle Craig Hospital
Castle Craig
Shown in the Scottish Borders
Geography
LocationPeeblesshire, United Kingdom
Coordinates55.6842°N 3.37499°W / 55.6842; -3.37499
Organisation
Care systemPrivate, NHS, Psychiatric
TypeResidential
History
Opened1988
Links
Websitewww.castlecraig.co.uk
ListsHospitals in the United Kingdom

History

The estate is first recorded in 1170 when it was conferred, as part of the parish of Kirkurd, to Bishop Engelram of Glasgow by Pope Alexander III.[1] The present Castle Craig was built in 1798 by Sir John Gibson-Carmichael (1773–1803),[2] a relative of the Earl of Hyndford.[3] In 1905 it was sold to James Mann, who commissioned Sir John James Burnet to remodel the house. It was in use as a residential school in the early 1970s.[2]

The founders of the hospital, Peter McCann and Dr Margaret Ann McCann, first founded a treatment centre at Clouds House in Wiltshire, England, in 1983, before opening Castle Craig in 1988.[4] Castle Craig is a category B listed building.[2]

Services

Treatment is based upon the 12-step abstinence-based model of care which recognises addiction as a disease and abstinence from all drugs is essential for long-lasting recovery. The treatment programme at Castle Craig is led by a Medical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, and provides medical treatment, psychiatric therapy and complementary therapies.[5] Castle Craig is a provider of services to the National Health Service in the UK.[6]

References
  1. Origines parochiales Scotiae: the antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland. Bannatyne Club. 1851. p. 185.
  2. Historic Environment Scotland. "Castlecraig  (Category B) (LB13681)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. "Carmichael". Electric Scotland.
  4. "Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  5. "Helping hand to beat the demon drink". The Scotsman. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. "Castle Craig Hospital Celebrates 20th Anniversary". Addiction Today.
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