What is recorded here

Maxwell's Temple stands in Perth and Kinross as a nineteenth-century folly, built less for living than for striking the eye. Its chambers may have hosted theatrical gatherings or private fantasies, while its unusual form still provokes wonder. The castle belongs to the age of romantic exaggeration, when owners shaped stone into spectacle rather than sense.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Taymouth Castle, Maxwell's Temple as Folly (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Taymouth Castle, Maxwell's Temple, was built in the 19th century as a folly, likely by the Maxwell family, who were historically prominent in the area. It is remembered as an example of the ornamental architecture often constructed by Scottish landowning families to enhance their estates.

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