Kingussie is a small 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 course of the A9 works as the community's major road which has actually been bypassed since 1979. Kingussie is 42 miles (68 kilometres) south of Inverness, 12 miles (19 km) south of Aviemore, as well as 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) north of Newtonmore. The name "Kingussie" originates from the Gaelic, "Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich" which implies "Head of the Pine forest". The damages of the early 18th-century Ruthven Barracks (Historic Scotland; open up to visitors in all times) lie near the initial site of the town, which was moved 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.