Taymouth Castle, Bridge over Taymouth Burn. View from NW Digital image of PT/609

Description Taymouth Castle, Bridge over Taymouth Burn. View from NW Digital image of PT/609

Date 6/1965

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 766031

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of PT 609

Scope and Content Bridge over Taymouth Burn, Taymouth Sawmill, Taymouth Castle, Perth & Kinross, from north-west This shows the rubble-built bridge over the Taymouth Burn which was probably reconstructed c.1853 from a bridge possibly designed in 1790 by Robert Mylne (1733-1811). The bridge has a single arch and square refuges for pedestrians at each side. The structure was strengthened with metal tie bars bolted onto four metal tie plates around the centre in the 20th century. The sluice on the bottom right transported water from the burn to the nearby sawmill. Taymouth Castle grounds were remodelled and replanted between 1810 and 1862. This bridge was on the main road between Aberfeldy and Kenmore, the village near the castle, and would be frequently used and seen by visitors to the estate. The increase in traffic and general road modernisation may have been reasons behind the bridge being rebuilt. Taymouth Castle was built for the Campbells of Breadalbane and stands on the site of Balloch Castle, which was built c.1550. Taymouth's main block, built between 1802 and 1810, was designed by James Elliot (1770-1810) and the east wing, built between 1818 and 1821, was designed by William Atkinson (c.1773-1839). The west pavilion, built in the early 18th century, was designed by William Adam (1689-1748) and was altered by James Gillespie Graham (1777-1855). The castle has important interior decoration by the Italian plasterer Francis Bernasconi and was visited by Queen Victoria in 1842. The Mactaggart family bought the estate in 1922 and converted the castle into a hotel and the deer park into a golf course. The castle was a convalescent home during World War II and has had several uses until c.1983 when it became unoccupied. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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