Kingussie
Kingussie is a small 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 course of the A9 acts as the community's main street which has been bypassed given that 1979. Kingussie is 42 miles (68 km) south of Inverness, 12 miles (19 kilometres) south of Aviemore, and also 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Newtonmore. The name "Kingussie" comes from the Gaelic, "Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich" which indicates "Head of the Pine forest". The ruins of the very early 18th-century Ruthven Barracks (Historic Scotland; available to visitors at all times) lie near the initial site of the village, which was transferred to avoid the flood plain of the River Spey. The Hanoverian Barracks were built on the site of Ruthven Castle, the seat of the Comyns, Lords of Badenoch in the Middle Ages.