Ellen's Glen House

Ellen's Glen House is a community-based hospital providing services to elderly and mentally ill patients in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland.

[1] The hospital has its origins in Southfield House, a building situated near Ellen's Glen nature reserve,[2] which was designed by John Chesser in the Scottish baronial style.

[5] Plans of the original house and later alterations by Dick, Peddie and MacKay are held by Historic Environment Scotland and viewed via Canmore.

[3] A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Southfield House facility,[6] was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in February 1999.

[6] The hospital provides services to elderly and mentally ill patients in a two-floor building with 60 staffed beds[7] set in extensive accessible gardens.