A large hillside hotel records the growth of Crieff as a health and holiday resort.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1866–68; extended repeatedly
- Architect / designer
- Robert Ewan; later work includes James Denholm Associates
- Type
- Hydropathic establishment and hotel
- OS grid reference
- NN 86605 22341
Architecture and setting
A central tower and many gables give the long red-stone building an emphatic roofline. Turrets and contrasting dressings draw on Scots-Jacobean design. The wintergarden and verandah provide a different, lighter edge facing the grounds.
Its story
Dr Thomas Henry Meikle founded the hydropathic establishment, which opened in 1868. HES records successive bedrooms, wings and public rooms rather than one unaltered Victorian building. The operator’s history confirms the continuing hotel business and its origins in water treatment.
Why it is included
A large hillside hotel records the growth of Crieff as a health and holiday resort.
What to look for
- The central tower and contrasting stone details
- The wintergarden and verandah
Reading the surroundings
Use public routes and advertised visitor arrangements. Respect private rooms, working premises and any barriers; the map does not confer access.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Historic descriptions of interiors are not a room-by-room survey of the present hotel. The complex has continued to change, and later fittings should not automatically be assigned to the original architect.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: LB23512 — Designation, architecture, historic development and national-grid location.
- Crieff Hydro: our story — Operator’s chronology of the establishment and later growth.
Location
OS grid reference NN 86605 22341 · Location confidence: HES designation grid point converted to WGS84; approximate building or structure location, not an accessible entrance. · Select the marker to open its satellite view in Google Maps. On desktop, drag Pegman (the yellow figure) onto a blue road. On mobile, turn on the Street View layer and tap a blue road. Other photo markers may be user-contributed.
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