John Swinney has lent his backing to the Taymouth Castle estate-owned Kenmore village shop. The First Minister – and Perthshire North MSP – was speaking after a visit to the store, which had been closed since 2022. It reopened to the public earlier this summer following renovations.
The premises were bought by Taymouth Castle estate bosses, but the shop is now being operated by Perthshire-based food business Ballintaggart. Mr Swinney applauded everyone involved in the restoration. And he said he looked forward to seeing future developments elsewhere in the village.
It comes a year after called to air concerns that the Taymouth Castle estate was being turned into a gated “billionaires playground”. He also intervened when Taymouth Castle owners Discovery Land Company purchased . The business has come under fire after buying up a series of properties in the Kenmore area.
Others, such as the Kenmore Hotel and Taymouth Trading Company premises, remain closed for more extensive refurbishments. They are also due to reopen to the public in time. Meanwhile Discovery Land Company is pressing ahead with its plans for a luxury members-own resort in the grounds of Taymouth Castle.
emerged last week. They are being marketed with price tags of £4 million and upwards. Mr Swinney’s office said the return of Kenmore village shop marked a significant milestone for the local community.
He said: “I am pleased to see the and doing well. “The quality and variety of produce on offer i.