sunnyside

Sunnyside was the oldest surviving asylum in Scotland with a history of 230 years before it finally closed its doors in 2011. Built to the north of Montrose on sunnyside farm in 1858 after moving a small distance from a smaller site built in 1781. Due to overcrowding the site was expanded...

Having missed out on a lot of the old hospitals back in the day further up country we decided to put a weekend aside to make the long drive upto this one. Typically a few days before people were reporting brand new fences & a upped security presence, we decided to give it a go anyway, leaving...

Sunnyside Royal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hillside, north of Montrose, Scotland. The hospital was founded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie as the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary & Dispensary and obtained a Royal Charter in 1810. In 1834, the Governors of the asylum, carrying...

Every time I have been home to see my family over the past couple of years, many visits to Sunnyside have been made. There were quite a few failed attempts but I was never going to give up until I saw all of it. I’ve lost count of how many times I have been now. History: Sunnyside Royal...

Primarily our trip to Scotland was organised because we felt we had to see this one before it goes, especially as asylum's are dropping in the UK every year and there are few worthwhile one's left. Sunnyside Royal Hospital There is only so many times I would want to read the same copied...

Seeing lots of photos cropping up of Sunnyside in various places, we figured it may have been time to go and have one last look around the place before it got utterly ruined. Disappointingly there was no access to the Main building on this occasion. Security have gone to town with new boards and...

So, based on information here my husband and I drove the 40 mile trip down to Sunnyside on Saturday. First yeah parts are full of dog walking grandmothers (met a few, one was full of interesting information) and kids and families... then there was me, my husband and my camera equipment. The...

History (Taken from Canmore) The Royal Asylum of Montrose was founded in 1781 by Mrs Susan Carnegie of Charlton for the treatment of private and pauper lunatics, and was the first purpose-built psychiatric institute in Scotland. Prior to this, insane patients had been housed in the Old Tolbooth...

There are a few reports on here already regarding this site but thought I’d give an update of what we discovered. We only managed to get into booth house and occupational health, the other buildings are locked up pretty tight unless your Spider-Man so not many photos. Here’s a wee bit...

Sunnyside Royal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hillside, north of Montrose, Scotland. The hospital was founded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie as the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary & Dispensary and obtained a Royal Charter in 1810. The original building was situated on the Montrose...

History In 1781 the town of Montrose was unique among Scottish towns and cities in being the first to have an asylum for the insane. The Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary and Dispensary was completed after the institution of a subscription by local woman Mrs Susan Carnegie of Charleton...

History In 1781 the town of Montrose was unique among Scottish towns and cities in being the first to have an asylum for the insane. The Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary and Dispensary was completed after the institution of a subscription by local woman Mrs Susan Carnegie of Charleton...

**This is my first report outside of the "International Sites" section; if there are any improvements I can make for future reports, please let me know!** A bit of history, courtesy of Memories of Sunnyside: http://www.sunnyside.me.uk/ In 1781 the town of Montrose was unique among Scottish...

So it begins with the history (Shamelessly pinched from wiki) Sunnyside Royal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hillside, north of Montrose, Scotland. The hospital was founded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie as the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary & Dispensary and obtained a Royal...

All aboard the bus! Having spent the last 2 years engaged with a ton of heritage work in south and west wales for CA it was about time I took in some different asylums north of the border. Almost 12 months ago since my last visit another trip with @Disco Kitten and a member of the CCH...