The House from "Morris's County Seats," circa 1875.
The Banner Hall from a circa 1895 postcard
The stained glass Dining Room window from an early 20th century postcard
Earlier Houses: Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy built Balloch Castle on the site in 1552; this house was mostly demolished in 1799 to make way for Taymouth Castle.
House & Family History: In 1842, during its pinnacle as a country house, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stayed at Taymouth Castle for three days. After the Campbell family decamped and sold up in 1922, Taymouth had a bumpy ride. It served as a hotel, a golf club, and was the subject of various unsuccessful condo conversion attempts. In 2018 the castle was purchased by John Paul DeJoria, who made a fortune with Patron tequila and Paul Mitchell hair products. DeJoria, who founded JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation in 2011 (the foundation works for a sustainable planet), has said that he is committed to sympathetically restoring Taymouth Castle.
Comments: John Claudius Loudon called Taymouth "the most magnificent residence in the country." The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain called the neo-Gothic interiors of Taymouth "arguably second to none since the demise of Fonthill."
Garden & Outbuildings: William Adam landscaped the grounds circa 1732. Taymouth has an exceptional ornamental dairy of white quartz, plus an Eleanor Cross, a walled garden, the Round Tower, and octagonal and rustic lodges.
Architect: William Atkinson
Date: 1818-21 & 1827-28Architect: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Date: 1838-42Architect: Archibald Elliot
Date: 1806-10Architect: James Gillespie Graham
Date: 1838-42Architect: John Douglas
Date: 1746-50Architect: Alexander Nasmyth
Date: 1806Architect: William Adam Sr.
Date: Circa 1732 & Circa 1740Vitruvius Scoticus: Adam, W., pls. 50, 51, 1810.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. II, p. 152, 1855.
John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. VI, 1823. Scotland, 1830.
Country Life: Alistair Rowan in CXXXVI, 912, 978 plan, 1964.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pgs. 55, 58, 82, 330, 351, 443, 738
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Authentic Decor: The Domestic Interior, 1620-1920
Author: Thornton, Peter
Year Published: 1985
Reference: pg. 190
Publisher: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
ISBN: 0297785044
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Category A
Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Current Seat / Home of: John Paul DeJoria; here since 2018.
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, 16th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, until 1752; John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, 1752-82; Lieutenant-General John Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane and 4th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, 1806-34; John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane and 5th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, 1834-62; John Alexander Gavin Campbell, 6th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, 1862-71; Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane (second creation) and and 7th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, 1871-1922; Campbell family here from 1550 until 1922.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No