Scots Hotel

The Scots Hotel is a hotel in Tiberias, Israel, formerly the Scots Mission Hospital,[1] also known as the Scottish Compound.[2] The hotel is run by the Church of Scotland.[3]

Scots Hotel
Former namesScots Mission Hospital
General information
LocationTiberias, Israel
Opening1999
OwnerChurch of Scotland
Other information
Number of rooms69
Number of restaurants1
Website
Scots Hotel
The Scots Hotel
Swimming pool in the Scots Hotel

History
See also: Tiberias § Dr Torrance's hospital

The hospital was originally founded in 1894 by the Scottish doctor and minister David Watt Torrance, who had first arrived in Tiberias in 1884, as the head of the Church of Scotland mission, to serve the rapidly expanding population.[4] The hospital accepted patients of all races and religions. In 1894, it moved to the current, larger premises at Beit abu Shamnel abu Hannah. In 1923 his son, Dr. Herbert Watt Torrance, was appointed head of the hospital. After the establishment of the State of Israel, it became a maternity hospital supervised by the Israeli Department of Health.

After its closure in 1959, the building became a guesthouse, known as the Scottish Hospice. In 1999, it was renovated at the cost of around £10,000,000 and reopened as the Scots Hotel.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Scots Mission Hospital, Tiberias (Torrance). Hospital beds". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. "Tiberias". The BAS Library. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. Roxburgh, Angus (31 October 2012). "BBC News - Scots Hotel: Why the Church of Scotland has a Galilee getaway". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. "University of Dundee Archive Services | The Main Catalogue". 134.36.1.31. 26 August 1923. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. "The Scots Hotel - Tiberias - Galilee". Inisrael.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. Roxburgh, Angus (31 October 2012). "BBC News - Scots Hotel: Why the Church of Scotland has a Galilee getaway". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

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