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Kenmore is a small Village 37 miles
northwest of Perth at the north end of Loch
Tay.
The Village is popular for its Holiday
Resorts, Hotel with a large riverside beer
garden, Taymouth Castle Estate Walks, Golf,
Salmon Fishing, Watersports,
Hill Walk, and
the Crannog Centre showing
how people used to live in Houses built on the
Loch.
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The image top is of Taymouth Castle
in a Country Estate at Kenmore, with the Main
Entrance being from Kenmore Square, from where
you can walk around the Estate. This Castle was
completed in 1842 for Clan Campbell to replace
their Castle from the 1400s. The Castle is
Private, is being converted to a Members
Clubhouse.
The Beach at Kenmore is on the east side of
the Village at the head of Loch Tay.
The Village Square has a few Cottages, Post
Office, Church, Hotel and the Main Entrance to
Taymouth Castle, it is about a 15 minute walk
from the Gateway to the Castle.
From Kenmore Bridge you get a good view
across the River Tay to the Kenmore Hotel Beer
Garden, one of the largest Beer Gardens in
Scotland where you can relax and watch people
Swimming and Kayaking. This Bridge was built in
1774.
The Kenmore
Club is a Resort by the Kenmore Bridge with
a Lochside Restaurant, Tennis, and Cottage
Style Accommodations.
The Mains of
Taymouth Resort is also by the Bridge with
a wide range of Self Catering properties, Golf,
Horse Riding, Watersports, Restaurant and
Shopping.
The Scottish Crannog
Centre is under 1 mile southwest of Kenmore
on the north side of Loch Tay. This is a
reconstruction of a Loch Dwelling completed in
1997, with these having been used from 5,000
years back, the remains of over 500 Crannog's
have been found around Scotland.
The Taymouth Marina
is on the south side of Loch Tay with Self
Catering Properties, Hotel, Inn for Meals, and
a wide range of Watersports Hire.
The Crannog Centre used to be next to the
Marina, it was moved to the other side of the
Loch after a fire in 2021.
Kenmore History
1263 - the first Campbell's are
recorded in Scotland.
1300s - the Campbell's fought with Robert
the Bruce during the Wars of Independence
against England. After Bruce became King of
Scotland, he awarded vast Estates to the
Campbell's, much of this land taken from Clans
that fought against The Bruce.
1552 - Balloch Castle was built where
Kenmore is today for Clan Campbell.
Other Clans in this area were Macnab,
Menzies, and Stuart. Neighbouring Clans often
fought or were united through marriage.
The Village of Kenmore no doubt grew around
the Campbell Castle as these Estates employed a
large number of people.
1572 - the Kenmore Hotel was built for Colin
Campbell of Balloch Castle to replace a Tavern
on that site from 1502.
1700s - The Campbell's fought for Kings
against the Jacobite's. After the
Jacobite's were defeated, the Campbell's and
other Clans that fought for the Kings gained
wealth, while many Clans that fought against
lost everything.
1760 - Kenmore Church was built in the
Village Square, a time when the 3rd Earl of
Breadalbane / John Campbell, was redesigning
the Village.
Most early Castles had their Workers living
around the Castles, then as they began
enlarging the Castles and adding show Gardens
with plants from around the world, mainly to
show their friends how rich they were, they
built Villages about 1 mile from the Castle to
house their workers. Was not a good look having
many poor people around their grand homes.
1774 - Kenmore Bridge was completed across
the wide River Tay.
1842 - the huge Taymouth Castle was
completed for the Campbell's on the site of the
old Balloch Castle.
1922 - Mains of Taymouth farm land on the
Taymouth Castle Estate was bought by the
Menzies family, with that part of the Estate
having the Walled Garden.
1922 - the Campbell's sold Taymouth Castle
to the Mactaggart family with them converting
the Castle to a Hotel around that time.
The Campbell's had financial problems at
that time, claimed to be through gambling and
misuse of finances.
1925 - an 18 hole Golf Course was built in
front of Taymouth Castle Hotel.
1939 - Taymouth Castle Hotel closed with it
then used as a Military Hospital and Civil
Defense Centre before being abandoned.
1960s - the Menzies of Mains of Taymouth
opened a Camping and Caravan Park.
1970 - Taymouth Castle was used as a
residential boarding school for children of
servicemen stationed abroad.
1979 - the School closed leading to Taymouth
Castle being abandoned.
1992 - the Mains of Taymouth 9 hole Golf
Course was opened.
1997 - The Scottish Crannog Centre opened by
Kenmore on the south side of Loch Tay.
1990s late to early 2000s - land of Mains of
Taymouth was converted to Holiday Resorts such
as the Mains of Taymouth and The Kenmore
Club.
2013 - the Taymouth Marina opened by Kenmore
for Holidays and Watersports.
2019 - Taymouth Castle and Estate were
bought to be used as a Luxury Residential
Estate, with 145 houses built and the Castle
converted to a private members clubhouse.
2021 - the Crannog Centre burned down.
2026 - the Crannog Centre was re-opened on
the north side of Loch Tay, larger than the
original.
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