Taymouth Castle

[Ben Stephens]

Has anyone heard what's going on at Taymouth Castle?


Apparently the course is being ripped up again - third iteration and designed by Beau Welling.


Braid did the early work and it was recently modified by Weller Designs with Stephen Gallacher now its a building site. 

[Adam Lawrence]

Landmark Land have acquired it and it is their first UK development.


Landmark is spreading its wings: it has Costaterra in Portugal and a development in Dubai too. Both, as far as I can see, are mostly focused on American customers, and I suspect Taymouth will be the same.

[Niall C]

There has been an awful lot of local press recently about Taymouth and none of it positive. Much of the press focused on locals concerns that the developer was buying up as much of the local town as possible with the intent of making it a gated community. Many of the reports mention gated community developments they have done elsewhere.


I haven't read anything about the course being remodelled again but I did walk a good part of it during lockdown and to be honest wasn't blown away by that particular iteration.


Niall

[Adam Lawrence]

Sorry Discovery Land

[ward peyronnin]

I will let you know  after i play it next week but I already like it for the story about the player being harangued for teeing from the forward tee.
I seem to remember liking the view and the gentle handshake.

[David_Tepper]

https://www.thenational.scot/culture/23661235.taymouth-castle-plans-echo-history-clearances-fake-fantasy/

[Daryl David]

https://www.thenational.scot/culture/23661235.taymouth-castle-plans-echo-history-clearances-fake-fantasy/

 I bet the execs at Discovery would have never believed they would be associated with the clearances.  Wow.

[David_Tepper]

Daryl D. -

The history of the Clearances runs very deep in Scotland, especially in the Highlands.

DT

[Ben Stephens]

There has been an awful lot of local press recently about Taymouth and none of it positive. Much of the press focused on locals concerns that the developer was buying up as much of the local town as possible with the intent of making it a gated community. Many of the reports mention gated community developments they have done elsewhere.


I haven't read anything about the course being remodelled again but I did walk a good part of it during lockdown and to be honest wasn't blown away by that particular iteration.


Niall

The latest google aerial shows that the course is like a construction site with barriers around protected trees. Also there was an ad for a senior greenkeeper with an image of the castle being revamped/restored and course under construction

[Niall C]

Ben


Clearly you get a different Google Earth signal in Wales than I do up here because the aerial I'm seeing doesn't show any work on the course although recent photos show the building is covered in scaffolding. Presumably there is something on Beau Wellings website ?


Niall

[David_Tepper]

Beau Welling/Taymouth Castle listed here:

https://traveldreamsmagazine.com/beau-welling-golf-course-design-projects-update/
 

[Ben Stephens]

Ben


Clearly you get a different Google Earth signal in Wales than I do up here because the aerial I'm seeing doesn't show any work on the course although recent photos show the building is covered in scaffolding. Presumably there is something on Beau Wellings website ?


Niall

Niall,




I live in Rutland, England in the middle of nowhere as a Welsh exile


Try Google Earth Pro - as they have a timeline of aerials




Cheers
Ben

[James Boon]

This article on the BBC news website gives a bit more background to the wider development and has some photos of the work underway to the golf course:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66536183


I know the village of Kenmore well as I've stayed in it on many occasions while on holiday. I also knew the previous Braid course pretty well, and though it was a decent parkland course, it wasnt anything special. Having been there several times in the last few years I've walked some of the more recent version that as far as I'm aware no one has played, which seemed a waste, not necessarily because the course was anything special (I cant really say as didnt walk all of it) , but because of the time, effort and resources that went into it being built. Seems even more of a waste if its now being dug up to start again.


Cheers,


James