The following date-based events are associated with this building: |
| From | To | Event type | Notes |
| 1859 | | | Competition designs |
| 1859 | 1864 | Construction | |
| April 1860 | | | Date of drawings of Peddie & Kinnear schemes |
| 1874 | | | Airing courts removed |
| 1881 | | Alterations and additions | Additions |
| 2 June 1891 | | | Byre/piggeries built |
| 28 June 1895 | | Journal reference | Gas house, stables and additions |
| 1896 | 1898 | Addition | Further male and female wards |
| 10 April 1896 | | Journal reference | Alterations and additions |
| 24 September 1897 | | Journal reference | Heating of new hospital wing |
| 5 October 1897 | | Journal reference | Enginehouse stack and boiler house |
| 14 January 1898 | | Journal reference | Alterations and additions |
| 1 March 1901 | | Journal reference | Piggeries and slaughterhouse |
| 28 January 1902 | | Journal reference | Dining rooms |
| 29 May 1903 | | Journal reference | Workshops |
| 14 March 1905 | | Journal reference | Alterations and additions to Kinmylies House (Also see entry for this) |
| 2 February 1906 | | Journal reference | Grieve's house, cart shed and straw barn and corn room etc at Kinmylies House (see separate entry) |
| 17 May 1907 | | Journal reference | Mortuary |
| 18 March 1913 | | Journal reference | Cottages |
| 1927 | | | New recreation hall |
| 1932 | 1936 | | New nurses' home |
| 1932 | c. 1936 | Build/construction | Isolation blocks for consumption and typhoid sufferers |
| 1970s | | Addition | New kitchen |
| 2000 | | Closed | |
| 2009 | | Destruction/demolition | Main building burnt down |
The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. |
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes |
| George Fowler Jones | | | 1859 | | Unsuccessful competition design. James Matthews appointed |
| James Matthews | | A | 1859 | 1864 | Won in limited competition (with William Lawrie as assistant) |
| William Lawrie | | A | 1859 | 1864 | Won in limited competition (as assistant to James Matthews) |
| Charles George Hood Kinnear | | C | 1859 | | 5 alternative schemes for competition - not successful |
| John Dick Peddie | | C | 1859 | | 5 alternative schemes for competition - not successful |
| Peddie & Kinnear | | C | 1859 | | 5 alternative schemes for competition - not successful |
| James Matthews | | B | 1881 | | Alterations and additions |
| John Hinton Gall | | B | 1881 | | Alterations and additions - as chief assistant to Matthews & Lawrie |
| Matthews & Lawrie | | B | 1881 | | Alterations and additions |
| William Lawrie | | B | 1881 | | Alterations and additions |
| Alexander Ross | | D | 1891 | | Byre |
| Robert John Macbeth | | D | 1891 | | Byre |
| Ross & Macbeth | | D | 1891 | | Byre |
| Alexander Ross | | E | 1895 | | Gas house, stables and additions |
| Robert John Macbeth | | E | 1895 | | Gas house, stables and additions |
| Ross & Macbeth | | E | 1895 | | Gas house, stables and additions |
| Alexander Ross | | F | 1896 | | Alterations and additions - probably new hospital wing |
| Robert John Macbeth | | F | 1896 | | Alterations and additions - probably new hospital wing |
| Ross & Macbeth | | F | 1896 | | Alterations and additions - probably new hospital wing |
| Alexander Ross | | G | 1897 | | Heating of new hospital wing, enginehouse stack and boiler house |
| Robert John Macbeth | | G | 1897 | | Heating of new hospital wing, enginehouse stack and boiler house |
| Ross & Macbeth | | G | 1897 | | Heating of new hospital wing, enginehouse stack and boiler house |
| Joseph Arthur Smith | | | After 1897 | Before 1933 | Extensions - possibly as assistant to Ross & Macbeth (if so, between 1897 and 1899) |
| Alexander Ross | | H | 1898 | | Alterations and additions |
| Donald MacDonald | | H | 1898 | | Additions and alterations - as apprentice to Ross & Macbeth |
| Robert John Macbeth | | H | 1898 | | Alterations and additions |
| Ross & Macbeth | | H | 1898 | | Alterations and additions |
| William Wardlaw Sclanders | | H | 1898 | | Alterations and additions - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |
| Alexander Ross | | I | 1901 | | Piggeries and slaughterhouse |
| Robert John Macbeth | | I | 1901 | | Piggeries and slaughterhouse |
| Ross & Macbeth | | I | 1901 | | Piggeries and slaughterhouse |
| William Wardlaw Sclanders | | I | 1901 | | Piggeries and slaughterhouse - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |
| Alexander Ross | | J | 1902 | | Dining rooms |
| Robert John Macbeth | | J | 1902 | | Dining rooms |
| Ross & Macbeth | | J | 1902 | | Dining rooms |
| William Wardlaw Sclanders | | J | 1902 | | Dining rooms - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |
| Alexander Ross | | K | 1903 | | Workshops |
| Robert John Macbeth | | K | 1903 | | Workshops |
| Ross & Macbeth | | K | 1903 | | Workshops |
| William Wardlaw Sclanders | | K | 1903 | | Workshops - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |
| Alexander Ross | | L | 1905 | | Alterations and additions |
| Robert John Macbeth | | L | 1905 | | Alterations and additions |
| Ross & Macbeth | | L | 1905 | | Alterations and additions |
| William Wardlaw Sclanders | | L | 1905 | | Alterations and additions - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |
| Alexander Ross | | M | 1906 | | Grieve's house, cart shed and straw barn and corn room etc |
| Robert John Macbeth | | M | 1906 | | Grieve's house, cart shed and straw barn and corn room etc |
| Ross & Macbeth | | M | 1906 | | Grieve's house, cart shed and straw barn and corn room etc |
| Alexander Ross | | N | 1907 | | Mortuary |
| Robert John Macbeth | | N | 1907 | | Mortuary |
| Ross & Macbeth | | N | 1907 | | Mortuary |
| William Wardlaw Sclanders | | N | 1907 | | Mortuary - as assistant to Ross & Macbeth |
| Alexander Ross | | O | 1913 | | Cottages; also new recreation hall (no date) |
| Alexander Ross & Son | | O | 1913 | | Cottages; also recreation hall (no date) |
| John Alistair Ross | | O | 1913 | | Cottages; also recreation hall (no date) |
| Alexander Ross & Son | | P | 1932 | | Nurses' home and sanatorium |
| John Alistair Ross | | P | 1932 | | Nurses' home and sanatorium |
| George Bennett Mitchell & Son | | Z | 1970s | | New kitchen |
| Henry Alan Shanks Hamilton | | Z | 1970s | | New kitchen |
| Robert Roger Alexander | | Z | 1970s | | New kitchen |
The following books contain references to this building: |
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |
| Darragh, Alison | 2011 | Prison or Palace? Heaven or Hell? An architectural and social study of the development of public lunatic asylums in Scot | | Unpublished PhD thesis, University of St Andrews | vol 2, pp 231-2, 288 (superintendent's house), 294-5 (recreation hall), 359, 369-71, 391 (mortuary), 397 (laundry), 398 (kitchens), 414 (billiard room) |
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p193 |
| Harper, Roger H | 1983 | Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… | | London: Mansell Publishing | |
| Macleod, I | 1964 | Craig Dunain Hospital 1864-1964 | | | |
| RIBA | 1980 | Directory of Practices 1980 | | | |
| Richardson, Harriet | N.D. | Scottish Hospitals Survey | | Unpublished typescript (copy in DMW Archive) | Listed as Craig Dunain Hospital |
The following archives hold material relating to this building: |
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |
| Highland Health Board Archives | Highland Health Board Archives | | Booklet on hospital |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Dick Peddie and McKay Collection | | DPM 1860/117/1 (Peddie & Kinnear drawings) |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Hinton Gall: L v17 no1275; Robert John Macbeth: F v17 no 1115; Donald MacDonald: L v22 no 1718; John Alistair Ross: L no3765 (box 16) & F no2946 (box 14); William Wardlaw Sclanders: L v20 no1572 (particular phases of work not specified); Joseph Arthur Smith: F no3102 (box 17) |