England-Scotland Day 5 (Part 4 ) – Kenmore and Aberfeldy

7 April 2010

Leaving the Falls of Dochart and Killin, we continued along the A827.  The scenic A827 goes along the shores of Loch Tay and passes through the small village of Kenmore. Many traditional buildings, painted in white and black, lined the main street.  One of the key attraction in Kenmore is the Kenmore Hotel, Scotland's oldest inn.

Entrance to Taymouth Castle. The Taymouth Estate is huge, with golf course and the Taymouth Castle inside. There were nothing much to see except empty grass field (golf course?) beyond this gate. We parked our car here and walked around the small village.

The above picture shows the post office at Kenmore, located opposite the Kenmore Hotel.

Kenmore Hotel, Scotland's oldest inn.

The front entrance of the Kenmore Hotel is striking. Note the black solid tree trunks used to form the pillars.

We stopped at the Kenmore Hotel for lunch. It was past the typical lunch hour so we were the only guests.

After lunch, we went to the back of the hotel which is by the river and watched children kayaking near the Kenmore Bridge and ducks foraging for food by the river banks.

The Kenmore Bridge is built across the River Tay, where the water flows out of Loch Tay we passed by on the way here. The 7-arch stone bridge was built in 1774 and still carries traffic.

Kenmore bridge over River Tay, Scotland.

We drove across the Kenmore Bridge (part of the A827) and continued to next village of Aberfeldy.

Aberfeldy is located about 6 miles east of Kenmore along the same A827. We went to see the Aberfeldy’s Tay Bridge, also known as “General Wade’s Bridge”.

Tay Bridge or General Wade bridge over River Tay at Aberfeldy, Scotland.

This stone bridge is a work of art with the 5 arches and decorated with 4 obelisks on the centre span.

The bridge still carries traffic today but only single lane. So, only one vehicle in one direction at a time. This bridge was part of the network of military roads built under General Wade in 1733.

Black Watch monument at Aberfeldy, Scotland. Located in a park next to River Tay and the bridge. It takes the form of a massive cairn topped with a statue of Private Farquhar Shaw dressed in the original uniform of the Black Watch Regiment.

By the banks of River Tay at Aberfeldy. Beautiful view of Ben Lawers mountains. Scotland.

It was slightly past 5 PM when we left Aberfeldy. Our final place to visit today is the Queen’s View before heading back to Pitlochry where we stayed for the night.