Kingussie
Kingussie is a town in the Badenoch and also Strathspey ward of the Highland council location of Scotland. Historically in Inverness-shire, it adjoins the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 functions as the community's main street which has been bypassed because 1979. Kingussie is 42 miles (68 kilometres) south of Inverness, 12 miles (19 km) south of Aviemore, and also 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) north of Newtonmore. The name "Kingussie" originates from the Gaelic, "Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich" which indicates "Head of the Pine woodland". The ruins of the early 18th-century Ruthven Barracks (Historic Scotland; available to site visitors at all times) lie near the original site of the town, 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.