Kingussie
Kingussie is a small town in the Badenoch as well as Strathspey ward of the Highland council area of Scotland. Historically in Inverness-shire, it lies beside the A9 road, although the old course of the A9 acts as the town's primary road which has been bypassed because 1979. Kingussie is 42 miles (68 kilometres) south of Inverness, 12 miles (19 kilometres) south of Aviemore, and also 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Newtonmore. The name "Kingussie" originates from the Gaelic, "Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich" which suggests "Head of the Pine forest". The ruins of the very early 18th-century Ruthven Barracks (Historic Scotland; open up to visitors in 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 improved the site of Ruthven Castle, the seat of the Comyns, Lords of Badenoch in the Middle Ages.