Kenmore
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Kenmore Scottish Gaelic To Ceannmhor |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 35 ′ N , 4 ° 0 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ABERFELDY | ||
| ZIP code section | PH15 | ||
| prefix | 01887 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Perth and Kinross | ||
| British Parliament | Perth and North Perthshire | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Perthshire North | ||
Kenmore ( Scottish Gaelic : An Ceannmhor ) is a small town in the Scottish Highlands . It is located in the Council Area Perth and Kinross directly at the exit of the River Tay from Lake Loch Tay .
history
Today's Kenmore is a settlement planned by the 3rd Earl of Breadalbane in the 18th century , but into which older buildings such as the Kenmore Hotel from the 16th century have been integrated. The Kenmore Hotel is believed to be the oldest operating hotel in the UK . The entire town center of Kenmore is a listed building . The main road, which is bordered at one end by the village church and at the other by the impressive entrance gate to Taymouth Castle , is particularly worth seeing . The castle dates back to the early 19th century and was built as the ancestral seat of the Campbells of Breadalbane family , a branch of the Campbell clan . The castle stood empty for a long time. It is now being renovated. Part of it is already being used as a hotel. The surrounding parks have been converted into a private golf club.
location
Kenmore's location between the lake and the mountains makes it a popular spot for tourists. From here you can reach the valley of Glen Lyon , the mountains of Breadalbane and the Schiehallion . And you can see the mountain Ben Lawers , which towers over the surrounding heights at Loch Tay with a good 1200 m .
A so-called Crannóg has been reconstructed on the shores of the lake in the Crannog Center near the village , a house that was built on an artificial island in the water for defense reasons. Such constructions were found on many Scottish lakes until the 17th century, in addition to Loch Tay, for example, on Loch Awe and Loch Earn .
Crannóg
