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'{{Unreferenced|date=March 2009}} [[Image:Taymouth Castle.jpg|thumb|right|Taymouth Castle's eastern façade.]] '''Taymouth Castle''' is situated just north-east of the village of [[Kenmore, Perth and Kinross]] in the [[Highlands of Scotland]]. It stands on the site of the much older [[Balloch Castle (Perth and Kinross)|Balloch Castle]] (built in 1550), which was demolished to be rebuilt on a much larger scale in the early 19th century by the [[Clan Campbell|Campbells]] of [[Breadalbane, Scotland|Breadalbane]]. It was visited by [[Queen Victoria]] in 1842. Built in neo-Gothic style, no expense was spared on the Castle's interior, which was decorated with extravagant sumptuousness in carving, plasterwork, murals, etc. on a scale equal to or surpassing any contemporary building in the [[British Isles]].{{Fact|date=July 2008}} Panels of medieval stained glass and Renaissance woodwork were incorporated into the scheme. Much of this decor survives, though the Castle has lost most of its original rich furnishings. There are plans to restore the building and convert it into a luxury hotel. ==Britain's first 7-star hotel?== Renovation work was started on the castle to make it the first [[Star_%28classification%29#Six_star_hotels|6 or 7-star hotel]] in the UK. However work stopped in late 2007. On 10th April 2009, the company restoring Taymouth Catle was declared insolvent. The castle is watertight and discussions will apparently take place soon as to the future of the castle.^{Superscript text} <ref> {{cite web | first = Steven | last = Vass | title = The fairytale castle in search of a happy ending | url = http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.2442240.0.0.php | publisher = The Sunday Herald }} </ref> <ref> {{cite web | title = Council backs castle hotel plans | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/uk_news/scotland/3533134.stm | publisher = BBC News | date = 4 August, 2004 }} </ref> <ref> {{cite web | first = Eric | last = Nicolson | title = £74 million work on castle to begin | url = http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2005/05/25/newsstory7164612t0.asp | publisher = The Courier }} </ref> <ref> {{cite web | title = Taymouth Castle Hotel and Spa, Perthshire, Scotland | url = http://www.apspm.com/Proj-Leisure/Leisure25.htm | publisher = ASP Project Management | year = 2007 }} </ref> <ref>Insert footnote text here</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons cat|Taymouth Castle}} *[http://www.breadalbane.com/places/castle.htm Picture and History] [[Category:Castles in Perth and Kinross]] [[Category:Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes]] {{Scotland-castle-stub}} [[cs:Taymouth Castle]] [[de:Taymouth Castle]]'