Dr Gray’s hospital is a 250-bedded district general. The hospital was founded as a result of a bequest by Dr Alexander Gray, who was born in Elgin but worked as a surgeon for the East India Company. His will was contested by his family, but eventually his bequest of £20,000 'for the establishment of a hospital in the town of Elgin for the sick and poor of the county of Murray (Moray)' was proven in the Court of Chancery, and work on building the hospital took place between 1815 and 1818. The hospital opened on January 1, 1819. A £22m re-development of the hospital, which is situated at the western end of the town's High Street, took place between 1992 and 1997. It now provides a full range of acute services for the Moray region.
This cache is placed in memory of our daughter, Merryn Isla, born an angel at Dr Grays Hospital.
NB. There is no need to enter the hospital grounds in order to retrieve this cache.