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 town's main street which has been bypassed given that 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" originates 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 site visitors at all times) lie near the original site of the village, which was moved to stay clear of 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.