Kenmore is located at the
start of the River Tay, on Loch Tay
Kenmore is a small picturesque village
with its old white cottages in the centre of the village.
It is
from here that the mighty Tay starts its journey and the
Scottish Under Water Archaeology Centre has built its
reconstructed Crannog or loch side dwelling house on
stilts.
This end of the loch affords a popular summer
beach, where many visitors can be seen swimming, on hot summer
days.
The village of Kenmore started in 1572 by Colin
Campbell who required a church and alehouse situated more
conveniently for himself and his family. He built a hostelry in
Kenmore and let it on condition that they should at all times
sufficient ale, bread, and other
 provisions to serve the country
for reasonable payment. In 1579 the church was moved to Kenmore.
The very distinctive main street of Kenmore with a line of
cottages and the Kenmore Hotel set well back on opposite sides
of the road from one another, were built in 1760. The bridge
over the start of the river Tay was built in 1774.
Kenmore today, has two excellent retail shops, a
village store and post office, a marina, a hotel, a restaurant,
along with upmarket holiday village. There are
woodland walks on Drummond Hill.
The
future looks bright for Kenmore with the multi million pound
development of Taymouth Castle, into a high class hotel
and holiday complex, rivalling Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire.
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