Taymouth Castle, Maxwell's Temple
Folly (19th Century)
Site Name Taymouth Castle, Maxwell's Temple
Classification Folly (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Taymouth Castle Policies, The Cross
Canmore ID 24952
Site Number NN74NE 14.20
NGR NN 77561 45974
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/24952
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kenmore (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN74NE 14.20 77561 45974
NN 7754 4596. "Maxwell's Temple" or "The Cross" built 1831 as a tribute to Mary, Countess of Breadalbane on the site of an old gazebo known as "Maxwell's Building".
HBD List
A modern monument in reasonable order.
Visited by OS (BS) 29 November 1978
'Eleanor Cross' type: octagonal bottom part on 9-step base, Cruciform middle stage, square pinnacle top stage surmounted by cross. Ashlar. Staircase (entered by stone door) to middle stage. Erected as a tribute to Mary Countess of Breadalbane on site of old gazebo known as Maxwell's Building. One of an exceptionally spectacular and complete group of large house and ancillaries (Historic Scotland).
Built in 1830 to replace the 18th century Maxwell's building. Working drawings were prepared by William Atkinson but it was John, fourth Earl of Breadalbane, who decided to build a large, simplified version of the Eleanor Cross at Northampton complete with a viewing platform. (Gifford)
Taymouth castle and its contents were sold in 1922 and it became a hotel. The site operated as a Polish hospital during the war and was later leased to a civil defence school.
Photographic Survey (June 1965)
Photographs of buildings on Taymouth Castle estate, Perthshire, including lodges, bridges and Newhall farmstead and bridge, by the Scottish National Buildings Record/Ministry of Works in June 1965.
