Taymouth Castle
Taymouth Castle near Kenmore at the eastern end of Loch Tay in Perthshire is one of the grandest Scottish Baronial castles in Scotland, built between 1806 and 1842 for the Earl of Breadalbane in the Tudor Gothic and Scottish Baronial style. The castle was famously visited by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1842, who described the setting as one of the finest they had ever encountered, and the royal visit established Taymouth as one of the most celebrated and glamorous of Scottish Highland estates. After years of disuse the castle is currently undergoing a major restoration programme intended to return it to use as a luxury hotel and golf resort. The setting on the shores of Loch Tay with the mountains of Breadalbane rising on every side is of outstanding scenic quality.