Kingussie is a town in the Badenoch and also Strathspey ward of the Highland council area of Scotland. Historically in Inverness-shire, it adjoins the A9 road, although the old path of the A9 serves as the community's primary road which has actually been bypassed because 1979. Kingussie is 42 miles (68 km) south of Inverness, 12 miles (19 km) south of Aviemore, as well as 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Newtonmore. The name "Kingussie" comes from the Gaelic, "Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich" which implies "Head of the Pine woodland". The ruins of the early 18th-century Ruthven Barracks (Historic Scotland; open to visitors whatsoever times) lie near the original site of the village, which was relocated to stay clear of the flood plain of the River Spey. The Hanoverian Barracks were built on the website of Ruthven Castle, the seat of the Comyns, Lords of Badenoch in the Middle Ages.