kˈɑːɹstɛɹz hɐz ɡˈeɪnd ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ nˌoʊɾoːɹˈaɪəɾi æz ðə loʊkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə stˈeɪt hˈɑːspɪɾəl, ɐ mˈæksɪməmsᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi sˌaɪkɪˈætɹɪk fəsˈɪlᵻɾi wˌɛɹ sˌʌm ʌv skˈɑːtlənd ænd nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɚləndz mˈoʊst sᵻvˈɪɹ kˈeɪsᵻz ʌv mˈɛntəl ˈɪlnəs ɑːɹ tɹˈiːɾᵻd.
Carstairs has gained a certain notoriety as the location of the State Hospital, a maximum-security psychiatric facility where some of Scotland and Northern Ireland's most severe cases of mental illness are treated.