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Taymouth Castle, Dairy. View from North. Digital image of D/21763/cn

SC 766012

Description Taymouth Castle, Dairy. View from North. Digital image of D/21763/cn

Date 8/9/1997

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

Catalogue Number SC 766012

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 21763 CN

Scope and Content Dairy and terrace from north, Taymouth Castle, Perth & Kinross This shows the former estate dairy which was built in 1830 and converted into a house probably in the late 20th century. The building was built on an elevated site and has a bowed wing and a central belvedere to take advantage of the views from the site. The rustic log columns of the porch on the left have been painted black to contrast with the white local quartz walls of the building. A bunker and tee of the golf course can be seen in the foreground. The estate dairy would have made dairy products using milk from cows kept on the home farm. The dairymaid would have been responsible for separating the cream from the milk and for making butter and cheese to be used in the house and possibly sold locally depending on quantities. The mass production of dairy products in factories from the 19th century and the hygiene laws of the 20th century meant an end to working estate dairies. 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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