Everything about Kingussie totally explained
Kingussie (
Gaelic:
Ceann a' Ghiuthasaich) is a small
town and is head of
Badenoch and Strathspey,
Highland,
Scotland, adjacent to the
A9 road, although the old route of the A9 served as the town's main street. Kingussie is the capital of the district of Badenoch and is 3 miles from
Newtonmore, which is its greatest rival in the game of
Shinty.
Shinty
Kingussie have been the dominant team in Shinty for the last 20 years although Newtonmore had it for 20 years before this and indeed have been recognised by the
Guinness Book of Records as being the most successful sporting side in history.
History
The name "Kingussie" comes from the
Gaelic, "Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich" which means "Head of the Pines".
The ruins of the early
18th century Ruthven Barracks (
Historic Scotland; open to visitors at all times) lie near the original site of the village which was moved 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.
Tourism
The main railway line to
Inverness passes through from
Edinburgh,
Glasgow and points south.
Kingussie railway station is about 200 metres south east of the
High Street. In the past few years, the TV series
Monarch of the Glen has been filmed in and around the area of Kingussie.
The
Highland Wildlife Park is sited very close by.
Speyside Way
The Speyside Way is a long distance route which currently has its southern terminus at Aviemore, north of Kingussie. There is, however, a proposed extension to the route to Newtonmore, going through Kingussie on the way. See the link below for more information:
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